Provincial Governement

<p>The Department of Economic Development and Tourism's vision is a Western Cape that has a vibrant, innovative and sustainable economy, characterised by economic growth and employment. To attain this vision, the Department will provide leadership to the Western Cape economy through its understanding of the economy, its ability to identify economic opportunities and potential, and its contribution to government economic priorities.</p><p>The Vision Inspired Priority (VIP 2: Growth and Jobs) of the Provincial Strategic Plan (PSP) captures the provincial measures of success, which are to grow the economy and jobs over the next five years. The Department will contribute to growing employment by increasing the competitiveness of the province, which will enable increased investment, economic growth, and real job opportunities. Economic growth and inclusive job creation can be propelled by driving regional competitiveness, attracting investment, investing in infrastructure, and growing exports. This is underpinned by resource resilience, which can either constrain or enable economic growth.</p><p>Given the structural nature of our economy, issues of equality of access to opportunities are considered throughout these focus areas. Improving the overall business environment is vital.</p><p>The Department will enhance the productive and competitive capability of the provincial economy. It will catalyse economic growth and employment creation through accelerating the ease of doing business; boosting private sector investment and promoting exports; enterprise development; scaling up work opportunities; and ensuring economic resilience.</p>

<p>The Western Cape Education Department is responsible for early childhood development, primary and secondary school education in the province.</p><p>The Department's policy priorities are: to strengthen and expand quality learning opportunities for enhancing learning; enhance and expand enabling environments; strengthen functionality and accountability; and strengthen and enhance innovative adaptability and preparedness for changing context.</p>

<p>The Western Cape Education Department is responsible for early childhood development, primary and secondary school education in the province.</p><p>The Department's policy priorities are: to strengthen and expand quality learning opportunities for enhancing learning; enhance and expand enabling environments; strengthen functionality and accountability; and strengthen and enhance innovative adaptability and preparedness for changing context.</p>

<p>The mission of the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness is to provide equitable access to quality health services in partnership with the relevant stakeholders within a balanced and well-managed health system to the people of the Western Cape and beyond.</p><p>Health Care 2030 provides a powerful vision for the future of health care in the province. The realisation of a people-centric, effective health system that inspires public trust depends on significant allocative and technical efficiency gains. The Department's strategic goals are to address the burden of disease through promoting health and wellness; improve the quality of health services and the patient experience; embed good governance and values-driven leadership practices; develop and maintain a capacitated workforce to deliver the required health services; develop and maintain appropriate health technology, infrastructure and ICT; and optimal financial management to maximise health outcomes.</p><p>A transformation agenda has been set to give effect to the strategic vision of Health Care 2030. There are four pillars to this agenda, including service needs (with an identified set of priorities), leadership development, good governance and positive organisational culture. Fundamental to this agenda is the notion of person centredness, with the clear intention of placing people at the heart of the health system, evident in the Department's commitment to a community-orientated primary health care (COPC) service; system resilience - the ability to withstand major health system disruption; comprehensive set of services, with a strong focus on health promotion and prevention, central to addressing the social determinants of health; and the notion of universal health coverage, which would enable a more equitable health system.</p>

<p>The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure delivers human settlements according to the provisions of the National Housing Code, with a strategy geared towards its unique vision of the province. In order to turn its vision into reality, the Department has a practical mission geared around a set of core values.</p><p>In order to make sure that it delivers according to its mandate, the Department has an organisational structure consisting of a Ministry, Office of the Head of Department, three Chief Directorates and 14 Directorates, each with a defined set of responsibilities. The Department delivers services to the public through 16 housing programmes, and an overview of each programme, along with the qualification criteria for beneficiaries, is provided. In addition, the Department is also responsible for overseeing the Rental Housing Tribunal, which provides free advice on rental issues to landlords and tenants.</p>

<p>The mission of the Western Cape Department of Local Government is to capacitate municipalities to deliver quality services to communities; promote participative, integrated and sustainable communities; ensure that municipal plans reflect national, provincial and local priorities and resources through sound intergovernmental relations; be the first port of call to municipalities for advice and support; and facilitate delivery through sound administration and the engagement of all spheres of government and social partners.</p><p>The Department's objectives and mandates are to establish municipalities consistent with national legislation; support and strengthen the capacity of municipalities; regulate the performance of municipalities in terms of their functions listed in the Constitution; intervene where there is nonfulfilment of legislative, executive or financial obligations; and promote a developmental local government.</p>

<p>The vision of the Western Cape Mobility Department is to lead in the delivery of government infrastructure and related services. The Department's mission is to deliver infrastructure and services in order to promote socio-economic outcomes and safe, empowered and connected communities.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are to continually provide policy and strategic leadership, as well as support services to enable the Department to deliver on government priorities and objectives; lead and facilitate the internalisation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) across all departments and stakeholders in the Western Cape and within this Department; lead and promote the development and implementation of an integrated transport system intergovernmentally and transversally within the Western Cape; and lead the development and implementation of provincial infrastructure and the management of property, intergovernmentally and transversally within the Western Cape by meeting appropriate standards.</p>

<p>The Western Cape Department of Police Oversight and Community Safety will promote professional policing through effective oversight as legislated, facilitate safety partnerships with communities and other stakeholders and to promote safety in all public buildings and spaces</p>

<p>The Western Cape Provincial Treasury is mandated to prepare the provincial budget and to exercise control over the implementation of the provincial budget within the context of co-planning and co-implementation and the joint district approach to give effect to the five vision inspired priorities of the Western Cape Government to create a safe Western Cape where everyone prospers.</p><p>The Treasury's vision of a responsive and inclusive Treasury enables positive change in the lives of citizens, seeks to build a capable public sector that is adaptive, innovative and supportive, demonstrating the Provincial Treasury's ability to respond with agility to the challenges we face.</p><p>As the standard bearer of good governance in South Africa, we continue to strive for excellence, driving resource efficiency and effective financial accountability and resilience across both provincial and local spheres of government.</p>

<p>The mission of the Western Cape Department of Social Development is to ensure the provision of a comprehensive network of social development services that enables and empowers the poor, the vulnerable and those with special needs.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are to improve governance and modernisation of service delivery; create opportunities through community development services; and create a caring society through developmental social welfare services.</p>

The vision of the Free State Department of Treasury is to be an innovative and resilient partner in prudent fiscal management, socio-economic growth and service delivery. The mission of the Department is to promote socio-economic inclusiveness for shared growth through innovative fiscal management, sustainable resource management, and good governance. The actions of every Provincial Treasury employee will be guided by the following values and principles: accountability - they will honour their commitments, take responsibility and act in a transparent manner; assertiveness - they will be honest, firm and decisive in their interaction with stakeholders; collaboration - they will be considerate in working with their stakeholders to realise shared goals; they will be devoted, dedicated and involved; professionalism - they will continuously develop their knowledge, skills and competency, and will deliver high quality work and behave politely; integrity - they will conduct themselves with uncompromising standards and principles as individuals, as teams and as a department.

The mission of the Free State Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is the coordination, provision and promotion of infrastructure, and the sound management of assets. The Department's core functions are the design, construction and maintenance of social and economic infrastructure; management of provincial government owned property; facilitation of rented property; provision of provincial government office accommodation; coordination, implementation and monitoring of the Expanded Public Works Programme; and security for interdepartmental buildings. The Department's key functional areas include the construction, maintenance and upgrading of a sustainable social and economic infrastructure; development and sustaining of small and emerging contractors; empowerment of the targeted groups; demand for integrated accommodation for all provincial government departments; attainment of government's broad socio-economic objectives (property incubator programme); need for norms and standards for spatial allocation/utilisation of office space; need for increased revenue generation; and administration of rental payments.

The mission of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety is to improve public safety in the province, specifically through monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of policing agencies; effective implementation and promotion of appropriate social crime prevention initiatives; providing excellent traffic management services; coordination of efforts and programmes in the criminal justice system; educating and empowering citizens on issues of public safety and coordinating community safety initiatives; improving and strengthening relations between the police and communities; and determining community policing needs and priorities in keeping with the provisions of the Constitution. The Department's strategic goals are to ensure excellent practices in order to deliver effectively on its mandate; improve service delivery through effective and efficient planning, monitoring and evaluation of organisational performance; provide good quality research and information; ensure continuous improvement in the quality of policing; strengthen community policing structures to improve relationships between communities and police; build and strengthen social movements against crime; mainstream and coordinate social crime prevention in all spheres of government; prevent violence against vulnerable groups; inform people about the work of the Department; and create a safe and secure road environment.

<p>The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is the global award-winning public entity that is wholly owned by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government in South Africa, mandated to develop and operate the 9 003 hectare Coega Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in terms of the SEZ Act 16 of 2014. Coega, as it is commonly referred to, was established in 1999, with its headquarters located in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan area in the Eastern Cape Province. It is the home of legends, including the late statesman, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. The CDC's executive authority is the Eastern Cape Provincial Government, under the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT).</p><p>Coega's vision is to be the leading catalyst for championing socio-economic development through providing competitive investment locations, facilitating holistic infrastructure, and value-adding commercial business solutions. Coega's main product offering comprises: the Coega SEZ including the Nelson Mandela Bay Logistics Park where Volkswagen South Africa is situated and providing Tier 1 services; commercial business solutions - Coega Human Capital Solutions, Coega Corporate Travel, 3-star Vulindlela Accommodation and Conference Centre, 4-star Bluewater Bay Sunrise Hotel, Events Management Services and business consulting solutions; and project management services - infrastructure development and facilities management as implementing agent for government departments such as the Departments of Health, Basic Education, Social Development, and the National Department of Public Works, to mention a few, with a total projects portfolio of R2-billion per annum.</p><p>The Coega SEZ is specifically designed along the cluster model, linking related industries and their supply chains in close proximity to one another to maximise efficiency and minimise turnaround times. The SEZ is ISO certified in quality, health and safety, environmental, as well as Integrated ICT management systems. It is demarcated into 14 Zones focusing on key sectors: metals/metallurgical, automotive, business process outsourcing (BPO), chemicals, agro-processing and aquaculture, logistics, trade solutions, training and development, energy and maritime. The Coega SEZ is South Africa's number one, leading prime industrial zone as well as the preferred investment destination in Africa for local and international companies seeking a transhipment hub, gateway to African and world markets. Currently, Coega has 45 operational investors, with an investment value of R11.579-billion private sector investment and R9.53-billion foreign direct investment. In line with its mandate, the CDC achieved 112 974 jobs and trained more than 100 000 people since its inception in 1999 - thus celebrating 21 years this year. The biggest investors at Coega include the R3.5-billion 342MW Dedisa Peaking Power Plant and the R11-billion BAIC - SA's Vehicle Manufacturing Plant (SKD).</p><p>CDC is an implementing agent (IA) for government departments, utilising its expertise in infrastructure development and facilities management to provide project management and supply chain management capacity in order to fast-track the implementation of the country's infrastructure development programme. Some of the government departments assisting in this area include the: Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Departments of Education, National Department of Public Works, Eastern Cape Department of Health and National Department of Basic Education, among others.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The mission of the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning is to promote a resilient, sustainable, quality and inclusive living environment in support of human well-being.</p><p>The Department's strategic goals are: sustaining the ecological and agricultural resource bases; sustainable and integrated urban and rural settlements; good governance, integrated management and increased economic opportunity through low-carbon development, resource efficiency and the biodiversity economy.</p><p>The Constitution provides that everyone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that prevent pollution and ecological degradation; promote conservation; and secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources while promoting justifiable economic and social development.</p>