Eastern Cape

The mission of the Eastern Cape Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture is to develop and promote sport, recreation, arts and culture for spiritual, intellectual, physical and material upliftment of the people of the Eastern Cape. The Department's strategic goals are: effective service delivery through leadership, good governance, accountability and efficient resource utilisation; development, promotion and transformation of arts, culture, museums, heritage, and language services in order to contribute to sustainable economic growth and opportunities, nation-building, good governance, and social and human capital development; provision of a free, equitable and accessible library and information service, and proper management and preservation of public and non-public records; and improvement of quality of life through sport and recreation.

The mission of the Eastern Cape Department of Transport is to provide, facilitate, develop, regulate and enhance a safe, affordable and reliable multimodal transport system that is integrated with land uses to ensure optimal mobility of people and goods in support of socio-economic growth and development. The Department's strategic goals are to promote good governance and transportation excellence by providing enabling business processes for the core functions of the Department of Roads and Transport in relation to management, corporate and financial services; maximise mobility and accessibility through public transport by planning, regulating and facilitating the provision of public transport services and infrastructure, through own provincial resources and through cooperation with national and local authorities, as well as the private sector, in order to enhance the mobility of all communities, particularly those currently without or with limited access; integrate traffic management in order to enable and ensure that all road users consciously use the roads in a lawful and safe manner; create economic empowerment opportunities in the transportation sector and alleviate poverty by ensuring delivery of accessible services through integrated, socially just, developmental and empowering processes in order to improve the quality of life of communities by way of community development programmes.

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Amazwi South African Museum of Literature was formerly known as the National English Literary Museum. South Africa's literary corpus constitutes an invaluable national treasure, encompassing a rich cultural legacy that spans centuries and boasts a diverse array of voices and literary forms. Beyond preservation and conservation, Amazwi is dedicated to interpreting and promoting this remarkable collection through a range of engaging initiatives, including exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and public events. These endeavours cultivate a vibrant culture of literacy, creative expression, and storytelling, catering to diverse audiences and purposes - from educational enrichment to entertainment, public discourse, and scholarly inquiry. It is Amazwi's esteemed privilege to serve as the guardian and champion of this precious cultural heritage.

The Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, MBTC, was declared as a Schedule 3A public entity on 26 May 2021, and gazetted on 04 June 2021. The call for the new Council was issued in October 2021. The entity became operational as a declared institution on 1 April 2022 with the new Council appointed on 02 June 2022. The MBTC succeeds the previous Board of the Port Elizabeth Opera House NPC, which oversaw the longest running theatre in Africa since 1892.

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)

<p>The vision of the Mayibuye Transport Corporation (MTC) is "to be the public transporter of choice.</p><p>It is the mission of the MTC to "provide a safe, reliable, affordable public bus transport service that is responsive to its environment.</p><p>The MTC's values are the cornerstone of its organisational culture and its way of doing the business of public transport. The MTC is guided by and committed to the following values: Batho-Pele (Sesotho for "People First")—a service-orientated organisation which strives for excellence in service delivery and is committed to continuous service delivery improvement for the achievement of a better-life-for-all, while including all citizens through services and programmes; Integrity - work ethically, honestly and transparently; Consultation - create an enabling environment for community and stakeholder participation; Innovation - strive towards radical and revolutionary changes in thinking, services, processes or organisation; Availability - act honourably and take ownership of its actions and the outcomes thereof.&nbsp;</p>

<p>&nbsp;The vision of the Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC) is a poverty-free Eastern Cape where everyone benefits equitably from the economy and realises their human potential. The Entity's mission is to be a multistakeholder centre of excellence in applied policy research, development planning and facilitation.</p><p>The Entity's strategic goals are to develop and implement effective and efficient management and governance systems and procedures; develop strategies and facilitate initiatives that protect jobs, create decent work and accelerate structural transformation of the provincial economy; build the strategic and technical capacity of the state at provincial and local level to accelerate delivery of quality infrastructure and services; support communities of development practice to engage effectively in policy formulation, implementation and development practice; be the socio-economic information hub for the Eastern Cape province; enhance human capital formation; and manage the HIV/AIDS response in the province.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) is a Schedule 3C entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). It was established as a result of two public entities, namely, the Eastern Cape Rural Finance Corporation (ECRFC) and ASGIA - Eastern Cape (Pty) Ltd.</p><p>ECRDA has a comprehensive integrated rural development strategy for the Eastern Cape. ECRDA's vision is <em>uqoqosho iwamaphadle oluzinzileyo, oluquka uwonke-wonke </em>(an inclusive and sustainable rural economy) and its mission is 'connecting <em>abanegalelo</em> to catalyse the prosperity of the rural Eastern Cape'.&nbsp;</p>