Provincial Governement in Bhisho

The mission of the Eastern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is to promote a developmental local state and traditional institutions that are accountable, focused on citizen's priorities, capable of delivering high quality services consistently and sustainably through cooperative governance and participatory democracy. The Department's strategic goals are: to be an enabling environment to enhance service delivery through integrated support services; to strengthen municipal institutional capacity to promote governance and effective service delivery; effective and efficient planning and development in municipalities; liveable integrated cities, towns and rural areas that provide basic income security; to have enabling viable sustainable developmental municipalities that deliver basic services; and an enabling service environment in traditional leadership institutions to improve socio-economic development through integrated support services.

The vision of the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism is of a province where economic growth and sound environmental management underpin sustainable development. Its main strategic goal is innovation for sustainable development, with the strategic objectives being to improve organisational performance, local economic participation, emission reduction, carbon reduction and green economy initiatives, and to secure the provincial conservation status. The primary mandate change resulted from the formalisation of the 12 key outcomes identified and agreed to by the National Cabinet. The Department had to adjust its strategic plan to demonstrate the following outcomes: decent employment through inclusive economic growth; an efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network; environmental assets and natural resources that are well protected and continually enhanced; an efficient, effective and development-orientated public service; and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship.

The mission of the Eastern Cape Department of Health is to provide and ensure accessible, comprehensive, integrated services in the Eastern Cape, emphasising the primary health care approach, optimally utilising all resources to enable all its present and future generations to enjoy health and quality of life. The primary business of the Department and health care service delivery is based on the following five strategic goals: facilitate a functional, quality-driven public health system that provides an integrated and seamless package of health services and is responsive to customer needs; combat and reduce the impact of TB and HIV/AIDS, with a special focus on preventing the emergence of drug-resistant strains; improve and strengthen the mother and child health services; combat and reduce diseases of lifestyle and mental conditions; and enhance institutional capacity through effective leadership, governance, accountability, and efficient and effective utilisation of resources.

The mission of the Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury is to provide strategic and technical leadership in the allocation, management and utilisation of financial resources in order to improve quality of life in the province. The Department's strategic goals are efficient and effective management of financial resources; sound financial accounting; allocative efficacy; sound stakeholder relations; and well-functioning department legislatures and other mandates. The Department is mandated to fulfil the following functions: prepare and exercise control over the implementation of the provincial budget; promote and enforce transparency and effective management in respect of revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities of provincial departments and provincial public entities; ensure that its fiscal policies do not materially and unreasonably prejudice national economic policies; enforce the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and any prescribed national and provincial norms and standards; comply with the annual Division of Revenue Act and monitor and assess the implementation of that act in provincial public entities; possibly assist in building capacities for efficient, effective and transparent financial management; possibly investigate any system of financial management and internal control; intervene by taking appropriate steps to address a serious or persistent material breach of this act; and promptly provide any information required by the National Treasury in terms of this act.

The mission of the Eastern Cape Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is to be a custodian of provincial government immovable assets and a provider of sustainable infrastructure, resulting in socio-economic reforms, sector transformation, and development. The Department's strategic goals are to promote sound corporate governance by providing continuous sound leadership in strategic and operational planning as well as monitoring and evaluation of the Department; improve management systems in order to offer efficient and effective services to client departments and the public by monitoring the annual audit plans and continually improving management systems, policies and procedures; lead transformation and development in the construction and property industries by ensuring that a percentage of departmental expenditure on infrastructure is procured through broad-based black economic empowerment; reduce poverty and unemployment by creating sustainable job opportunities; and ensure effective management of immovable and movable provincial assets by ensuring full implementation of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act (GIAMA).

The mission of the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform is to strive to create vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities and food security for all. The Department's strategic goals are: coherent and coordinated rural development for improved quality of life; and good governance and clean administration.