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ANC 52ND NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2007 - RESOLUTIONS

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 * CONTENTS**
 * 1) Organisational Renewal
 * 2) Social Transformation
 * 3) Economic Transformation
 * 4) Climate Change
 * 5) Rural Development, Land Reform and Agrarian Change
 * 6) Transformation of State and Governance
 * 7) **Peace and Stability**
 * 8) International Relations
 * 9) Communications and the Battle of Ideas

=**PEACE AND STABILITY**=


 * Noting:**
 * 1) That defeating crime is in the best interests of the National Democratic Revolution.
 * 2) That community policing is the best form model of policing.
 * 3) The resolutions on Peace and Stability adopted at the 51st Conference and the 2005 National General Council are still relevant.
 * Further noting:**
 * 1) That the continuous implementation of those resolutions is an urgent priority.
 * Therefore resolves that:**
 * 1) Implementation of all resolutions on peace and stability adopted at the 51st Conference be finalised and clear time-frames must be drawn.
 * SINGLE POLICE SERVICE**
 * 1) The constitutional imperative that there be a Single Police Service should be implemented.
 * 2) The municipal, metro and traffic police, be placed under the command and control of the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, as a force multiplier.
 * 3) The Directorate of Special Operations (Scorpions) be dissolved.
 * 4) Members of the DSO performing policing functions must fall under the South African Police Services.
 * 5) The relevant legislative changes be effected as a matter of urgency to give effect to the foregoing resolution.
 * COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUMS (CSFs)**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) Community Safety Forums are established to monitor and coordinate the functioning of the Criminal Justice System at the local/municipal level.
 * 2) There is a strong need to support and strengthen the implementation of Community Safety Forums.
 * 3) Serious thought be applied concerning where to locate Community Safety Forums within the structures of government so as to ensure that they perform their functions adequately.
 * Therefore resolves:**
 * 1) Community Safety Forums must be located within the Provincial Safety and Security Departments.
 * 2) All necessary steps must be taken to speed up the establishment, management and funding of CSFs.
 * 3) Align all the structures of the justice cluster system, viz., police, justice, and correctional services to municipal boundaries and develop appropriate programmes that address all issues of safety and security and justice.
 * 4) The ANC Peace and Stability Desks at provincial, regional, and branch level must make sure that CSFs are established and function adequately.
 * 5) Noting that the location of police stations continues to follow patterns established under the apartheid system, this arrangement needs to be reviewed as part of the introduction of CSFs.
 * 6) The programme of School Safety and Tourism Safety must be located within the Community Safety Forums.
 * CRIME PREVENTION AND MASS MOBILISATION**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) Moral Regeneration is one of the vehicles to reduce crime.
 * 2) ANC-led alliance members have not participated effectively in the formation of CPFs and in the promotion of issues of peace and stability.
 * Therefore resolves:**
 * 1) ANC/Alliance needs to encourage its members and communities to participate in CSFs, prioritise and run campaigns around peace and stability issues, based on a clear programme that is linked to the Moral Regeneration Campaign.
 * 2) There should be a programme of mobilisation and integration of structures such as School Governing Bodies and Parent-Teacher Associations with safety and security structures in order to defeat crime in our communities.
 * 3) Traditional leaders should be mobilised to play a more significant role in promoting peace and stability in rural areas.
 * 4) The Rural Safety Plan must be implemented and made visible in rural areas.
 * 5) Young people must also be involved in a massive programme of community policing and safety that would include night street patrols and have stipends paid by government as part of the national youth service to instill the value to serve and protect the community and public property amongst our youth.
 * 6) The is a need for a firm resolution on Social Crime Prevention.
 * 7) Police stations must be centres for coordinating mass mobilisation against crime.
 * JUDICIARY**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) There have been great strides in transforming the judiciary but more still needs to be done.
 * 2) Accelerated transformation of the entire court system will go a long way to further improve the confidence of the people of South Africa in our criminal justice system. Therefore resolves:
 * 3) To establish a single, integrated judicial system with various divisions. Because many South Africans (particularly the poor) interact with the judicial system at local courts, more resources should be allocated to lower courts to improve their capacity and accessibility.
 * 4) To establish High Courts in all the provinces so as to make it possible for our people to have easy access to the Supreme Court of Appeals in all the provinces.
 * 5) Adoption and Implementation of transformative bills that are currently being debated.
 * 6) Need to recruit law graduates (especially black) and devise means to keep them within the profession.
 * 7) To devise means in terms of which all official languages are used in the courts, in order to enhance access to Justice.
 * MILITARY VETERANS**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) The ANC has discussed in the past and adopted resolutions to improve the conditions of life of military veterans, as well as other measures to address their situation, and given that these have not been implemented fully. Therefore resolves:
 * 2) That the Ministry of Military Veterans be established as a matter of urgency.
 * 3) That the Special Pension of Military Veterans be subjected to a specially crafted tax system.
 * 4) That the Non-Statutory Force (NSF) pension should be redrafted to allow for the payment of a lump sum at the end of the person's pensionable age.
 * 5) That military veterans and members of the SANDF travel on public transport in the same way as members of the South African Police Service are allowed to benefit from this scheme.
 * 6) That the age limit of 35 years for beneficiaries of the Special Pension in terms of the relevant Act should be reviewed to include groups that were excluded on the basis of age.
 * 7) That MKMVA must participate in the NEC Peace and Stability sub-committee at all levels.
 * 8) That the Military Veterans Affairs Act, no 17 of 1999 must be amended with respect to, for example Section 3, Section 7 and other clauses, to enable full participation of the non-statutory forces.
 * 9) That a transformed and all-embracing SANMVA should be the official representative body of all South African Military veterans as soon as the said Military Veterans Affairs Act has been amended.
 * 10) That amended constitution of the SANMVA define the organisation as an administrator of all military veterans' projects, identify training areas and intervene on behalf of veterans for recognition of prior learning, training and skills qualifications acquired outside the SA borders.
 * 11) That the Housing Ministry should reserve a certain percentage of RDP houses per province for military veterans.
 * 12) That the possibility of the establishment of a special Medical Aid Scheme for military veterans be investigated.
 * IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) Immigration control and the management of refugee affairs pose a challenge to the state Therefore resolves:
 * 2) The Immigration Act be revised to make it more comprehensive to ensure that while it promotes development, national and regional security concerns are addressed.
 * 3) The ANC structures must take a lead in fighting xenophobic practices and ensure the integration of refugees in society and that security of children, women and the elderly is protected.
 * 4) The ANC must facilitate the process of establishing local committees to assist with the promotion of cooperation, mutual understanding, monitoring and integration to build solidarity between South Africans, refugees and immigrant communities.
 * 5) The Immigration Act should be revised to allow for stringent screening processes to prevent law fugitives from other countries from entering the country as refugees.
 * 6) The Department of Home Affairs should continue to establish refugee centres with the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
 * POLICING FUNCTIONS OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) Traditional authorities carry out minor policing activities,
 * 2) The manner in which they do so does not align with the SAPS. Therefore resolves:
 * 3) The policing functions performed by traditional authorities must be determined and monitored closely so as to align them with mainstream policing.
 * PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANIES**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) A large number of private security companies have mushroomed in the last couple of years and are often guilty of noncompliance with the laws of the country, including labour legislation resulting in malpractices such as the exploitation of workers. Therefore resolve:
 * 2) The legislative and regulatory framework within which the private security companies operate should be strengthened.
 * 3) That the powers of the Secretariat for Safety and Security be extended to allow them to monitor the activities of private security companies in conjunction with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA).
 * 4) The Department of Safety and Security and the Department of Labour as well as relevant labour unions collaborate with regard to the establishment of an appropriate regulatory framework for the purpose of enforcing compliance.
 * COMMUNITY SAFETY CENTRES / VICTIM EMPOWERMENT/SUPPORT CENTRES**


 * Therefore resolve:**
 * 1) Victim centres must be funded fully and be made accessible to all communities.
 * 2) Establish and capacitate assisting places of refuge for abused women and children.
 * 3) Launch extensive national campaign on the Charter for Victims of Crime.
 * 4) The ANC should lead the private/public partnerships in the campaign on the charter for victims of crime with relevant role-players.
 * INTELLIGENCE**


 * Therefore resolves:**
 * 1) To capacitate the Intelligence services to be able to pro-actively deal with matters threatening peace and stability of the country
 * CORRECTIONS**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) The number of awaiting trial detainees is still high and in particular for minor offences.
 * 2) Correcting offending behavior is the responsibility of society as a whole. Therefore resolves:
 * 3) A comprehensive remand system be developed
 * 4) Alternative mechanism be introduced for dealing with offenders other than incarceration for deserving cases.
 * 5) Encourage community participation in parole boards and corrections, rehabilitation and reintegration initiatives.
 * CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW**


 * Noting that:**
 * 1) Children, youth and hardened criminals are often detained in the same cells.
 * 2) Issues of children in conflict with the law require improved coordination and facilitation of the transformation of the child justice system. Therefore resolves to:
 * 3) Capacitate existing Secure Care Centres and accelerate the establishment of additional centres.
 * 4) Capacitate the currently existing Reformatory Schools and accelerate the establishment of additional centres.
 * 5) Increase innovative solutions for the rehabilitation of youth in conflict with the law.

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