Provincial Governement

<p>The vision of the North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism (dedect) is to be a growing economy wherein enterprises thrive.</p><p>Its mission is to lead, coordinate, support, implement and champion inclusive economic growth for the people of the North West Province through economic planning and development, enterprise development, and effective regulatory services.</p><p>The Department's values, derived from the Constitution, underpin the activities of the 'dedect' through: acting in a fair manner when executing its responsibilities; treating all clients and employees equitably in all respects; remaining accessible to its stakeholders and role players in the course of executing its responsibilities; undertaking to be transparent in the conduct of its core business; being accountable for its business actions and decisions; participating fully in all areas of its responsibility to satisfy the needs of the clients and stakeholders; and exercising good governance at all times.</p>

<p>The mission of the North West Department of Education is to provide quality basic education for higher learner achievement through educator excellence and support services.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are: effective and efficient governance and management systems; quality curriculum implementation and school support programmes; expanded inclusive education; registered and monitored independent schools; strengthened special schools in accordance with relevant policy; improved provision of vocational and occupational education and training; and expanded adult literacy and training.</p>

<p>The mission of the North West Department of Health is to render accessible, equitable and integrated quality health services.</p>

<p>The mission of the North West Department of Human Settlements is to effectively plan, coordinate, provide and support the development of habitable integrated sustainable human settlements in the province. The Department's focus is on the creation of integrated and sustainable human settlements specifically the creation of housing opportunities, access to serviced sites, issuing of title deeds and resolution of tribunal cases.</p>

<p>The vision of the North West Department of Provincial Treasury is to be the ultimate financial management authority and adviser on fiscal matters to the North West Provincial and Local Administration in pursuit of transparency, good financial management and accountability to all its stakeholders.</p><p>The Department's mission is to provide leadership in the management of public resources for efficient, effective and economic service delivery through well-coordinated support to provincial departments, public entities and municipalities. The departmental outcomes are a skilled, capable and ethical workforce; improved integrated planning, budgeting, and implementation and monitoring; improved financial management in departments, public entities and municipalities; and a fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective supply chain management system.</p>

<p>The mission of the North West Department of Public Works and Roads is to provide safer public transport, and provincial land, building and roads infrastructure management systems towards a better life for all.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are to provide corporate support to the Department; provide and manage the provincial fixed asset portfolio of the province; provide, maintain and manage the provincial infrastructure; provide, maintain and manage the provincial roads network; provide efficient and integrated transport systems that are safe, accessible and affordable to all; and coordinate and facilitate the creation of job opportunities through the Expanded Public Works Programme.</p>

<p>The mission of the North West Department of Social Development is to create a caring and self-reliant society by building conscious and capable citizens through the provision of integrated social development services.</p>

<p>The mission of the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform is to champion land and agrarian transformation, promote and facilitate increased production, and provide expertise for improved livelihoods, sustainable rural development and food security for all.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are to provide effective and efficient governance; ensure sustainable use and management of natural resources; promote optimal and sustainable agricultural production to ensure food security; ensure biosafety and biosecurity for the wellness of the public; ensure sustainable agrarian reform; include rural economic growth through promotion and support of agribusinesses and agroprocessing; and coordinate and facilitate the implementation of rural development programmes.</p>

<p>The mission of the Northern Cape Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs is to facilitate and manage integrated sustainable human settlements and infrastructure development for effective service delivery; facilitate, monitor and support the consolidation and sustainability phases at municipalities for integrated, sustainable service delivery; promote and support intersphere engagement for integrated planning and coordination; facilitate, develop and support systems and structures to enhance traditional leadership; and ensure the efficient, effective and economic utilisation of departmental resources to maximise service.</p>

<p>The vision of the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism is a radically transformed economy in the Northern Cape.</p><p>The Department's mission is to accelerate the economic growth and development of the Northern Cape Province through diversification, empowerment, employment, business creation and sustainable development.</p><p>The values and principles, as well as the service delivery in the Department is driven by the following principles: Batho Pele, professionalism, cooperation, integrity, accountability, representivity, and the four Es (effectiveness, efficiency, economy and excellence).</p>

<p>The mission of the Northern Cape Department of Education is to deliver quality public education to all learners of the Northern Cape, which will enable them to play a meaningful role in a dynamic, developmental and economic society.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are to provide and maintain optimal administrative and logistical support systems to the department; provide access to quality basic education in the province; ensure the provision of quality; ensure that education programmes in our schools continue to be accessible, transformative and developmental; improve and strengthen the skills base in the Province; provide quality learning opportunities to adult learners through basic education programmes; provide universal access to quality Early Childhood Development services to all children in the province; and to provide support services that enhance the functionality and effectiveness of Basic Education.</p>

<p>The vision of the Northern Cape Department of Health is a modern health system delivering quality care to a growing province.</p><p>The Department's mission is to provide better health care, better access and better value to the people of the Northern Cape, through community-wide, modern, efficient and individually focused initiatives to maximise wellness and prevent illness.</p>

<p>The vision of the Northern Cape Department of Roads and Public Works is to be a trendsetter in infrastructure delivery to change the economic landscape of the province. The Department's mission is to provide and maintain all provincial land, buildings and road infrastructure in an integrated, sustainable manner.<br><br></p>

<p>The mission of the Northern Cape Department of Social Development is to ensure the provision of comprehensive social protection services against vulnerability and poverty within the constitutional and legislative framework, and create an enabling environment for sustainable development. The Department further aims to deliver integrated, sustainable and quality services, in partnership with all those committed to building a caring society.</p><p>The Department's strategic priorities are: caring for and protecting vulnerable groups, especially children, women and people with disabilities; strengthening families and communities; transforming social relations, with a specific focus on gender and victim empowerment; and strengthening institutional capacity to deliver quality services. In addition, the Department contributes to the realisation of some of the following government outcomes: improved quality basic education; a long and healthy life for all; citizens are safe and feel safe; decent employment through inclusive economic growth; a skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path; vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities contributing towards food security for all; sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life; a responsive, accountable, effective and efficient local government system; and an efficient, effective and development-orientated public service, and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship.</p>

<p>The mission of the Northern Cape Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is to serve all the people of the Northern Cape by promoting, protecting and developing sport and the diverse cultures of the province, while at the same time being a catalyst in development programmes, economic empowerment and other activities, thereby entrenching nation-building and social cohesion.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are to provide political and strategic direction, as well as effective and efficient human resource management, financial management and general support services to the Department; promote, develop and transform arts and culture and language services in order to contribute to sustainable economic growth and opportunities, nation-building, good governance, and social and human capital development; promote, develop and transform culture, museums and heritage services; develop, transform and promote library, information and archives services; and improve the quality of life of all people of the Northern Cape through the development, transformation and promotion of sustainable sport and recreation programmes, which will lead to increased participation and global competitiveness of sportspeople.</p>