EEHCStrategy

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BRANCH GOVERNANCE, POLICY AND RESEARCH
BRIEFING TO PORTFOLIO AND SELECT COMMITTEES JUNE
2004


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Role of the GPR Branch

• Focus on Governance, Policy and Research
• Front end of the value chain (focus on upstream
  work)
• Important policy and research support role for
  the department
• Inform capacity development delivery programmes
  of the Dept
• Not directly involved in service delivery /
  programme management / implementation

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Chief Directorates of the Branch
Prof Sobahle

• Intergovernmental Relations (CD Derek Powell)
• Provincial Governance and Support
• Development Planning (Yusuf Patel)
• Local Economic Development (Alistair Fray)
• Traditional Leadership Rights of Communities
  (CD Wellington Sobahle)
• International Donor Relations (CD Hilton
  Toolo)

Lerumo
Vuyiswe
Alistair
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• Intergovernmental Relations
• (IGR)

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• Progress and Achievements
• Draft IGR Bill Framework complete
• Further progress was affected by the Cabinet
  process (Extended Workshop)
• Review of Schedules 4 5 Phase 1 study on
  Status Quo completed
• Assignment Framework complete
• Amendment to Municipal systems Act effected on
  assignments

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• 2004 Priorities
• Enact IGR legislation (July October)
• Cabinet approval of IGR Framework (July)
• Review of Schedules 4 5 Phase 2 study with
  recommendations completed (March 2005)
• Assignment Framework approved by Cabinet (April
  July)
• Policy Framework for implementing S100 139 of
  the Constitution (March 2005)

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• Provincial Support and Coordination

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• Progress
• Decision to develop and implement a Provincial
  Support Programme
• Is ongoing work with provinces in a range of
  areas, e.g. PCC reports, IDP, MSP, LED, CMIP
• Work on developing a structured provincial
  support programme has not yet commenced

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• 2004 Priorities
• Pilot a framework of provincial coordination and
  support produce Report on lessons (October)
• Full roll-out of the programme (March 2005)

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• Development Planning

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• Progress and Achievements
• MEC IDP Guidelines drafted
• Intergovernmental Planning Framework incorporated
  into the IGR Framework
• Development Planning Indaba held endorsement of
  IGPF approach
• Established 47 PIMS Centres
• IDP Nerve Centre pilot underway in NW province

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• 2004 Priorities
• Intergovernmental Planning Framework as part of
  the IGR Framework endorsed by Cabinet (October)
• Full roll-out and implementation of the IDP Nerve
  Centre (October)
• Ongoing support for 47 PIMS Centres
• Ongoing support sectors to prepare IDP Guidelines

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• LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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• Progress and Achievements
• Draft LED Policy presented to Economic Cluster
• LED Fund incorporated into the Municipal
  Infrastructure Grant
• 100 of funds transferred for LED Fund projects

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• 2004 Priorities
• LED Policy approved by Cabinet (July)
• Implement the LED Policy through a comprehensive
  support programme to provinces and municipalities
  (September)
• Ongoing support for existing LED Fund projects

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• Institutions of Traditional Leadership and Rights
  of Communities

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• Progress and Achievements
• Traditional Leadership Framework Act passed.
• Workshop held with provinces on Provincial
  Bills pro forma developed
• S185 legislation passed. Commission is
  established.
• Ongoing work with the KhoiSan community. Status
  Quo report in process of being updated

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• 2004 Priorities
• Full implementation of the Traditional Leadership
  Framework Act
• Provincial legislation (March 2005)
• Establish Commission on Claims and Disputes
  (March 2005)
• Ongoing support to the S185 Commission
• National Conference Nov/Dec 2005
• KhoiSan finalise Status Quo and submit policy
  recommendations to Cabinet (August)

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• International and Donor Relations

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• Progress and Achievements
• Established a new Chief Directorate on
  International and Donor Relations
• Significant work undertaken regarding
• Institutionalisation of Local Government in SADC
• Initiating work on Municipal International
  Relations legislation
• Coordinating dplgs support for DRC, Lesotho
• Focus on legislation on provincial and municipal
  international relations
• Drafting and Implementing Donor Strategy for dplg
• Managing all donor relations for dplg

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• 2004 Priorities
• Legislation on Municipal International Relations
  (September)
• Establish a coherent Donor relations Programme
  (August)
• Full implementation of ME Plan for International
  and Donor Relations (September)
• Ongoing work on SADC, DRC, Lesotho etc

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• URBAN STRATEGY 2004

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• Progress and Achievements
• Draft completed in December 2003.
• Consultation has commenced.

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• 2004 Priorities
• Urban Strategy 2004 endorsed by Cabinet (July)

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