Mbeki says corruption must be rooted out

President Thabo Mbeki says the undertaking that unemployment will be halved by 2014 and all homes will be electrified by 2012 can be fulfilled – but local councillors must commit themselves to improving service delivery and to fighting corruption. Mbeki focused on service delivery when he launched the ANC’s local government manifesto in Athlone in Cape Town on Sunday, January8. The party has promised a 400-billion rands investment in infrastructure development and job creation over the next five years.