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Policy Speech 2001/2002 for the Department of Sport Arts and Culture
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 EASTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
 POLICY SPEECH 2001/2002 FOR DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, ARTS AND CULTURE
 BY MEC BALINDLELA
12 MARCH  2001



1. INTRODUCTION

Honourable Speaker and the Premier
 Distinguished Members of our Provincial Legislature
 Ladies and Gentlemen

As has now become customary, I stand before you introduce the policy for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture in the Eastern Cape for the 
year 2001/02. We have just emerged from a year that has provided many challenges and successes. The year ahead poses its own set of 
challenges and opportunities. Each year we try to achieve a little bit more, to strive a little bit harder, to improve on how we do things, 
to reach more communities. That is what improving service delivery is all about. As our government grows and develops, we cannot rest on 
the laurels of passed successes. We need to seek out new challenges of delivering more services better, to more people in more places. The 
Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture is more than ready to take up the challenges posed.

We have embraced the vision of a united and peaceful Eastern Cape where the spiritual, intellectual and material upliftment of the people 
are fully realised through Sport, Recreation, Arts and culture

President Mbeki, in his address on the opening of the National Assembly after the second democratic elections, and again on 9 February 
2001, singled out sport and culture for the special role these activities can play in social upliftment, in nation building, and in the 
restoration of the dignity of communities which suffered the impact of apartheid.

In the year ahead the Department seeks to give life to its vision by:

* repairing the social fabric of society
* making a fundamental impact on poverty alleviation and rural development
* promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness in the application of resources entrusted to us.

With regard the budget 2000 / 01, I would like to appreciate the resources entrusted in us. I am very proud to mention that of all the 
Provinces, it can be unequivocally stated that the government of the Eastern Cape and members of the house understand the appreciate the 
pivotal role that sport, recreation, arts and culture can play in the material and spiritual upliftment of our people.

Our budget of R176 million represents the largest amount of all provinces for the sport, arts and culture portfolio. Furthermore, I am 
proud to state that the ratio of personnel to operating expenditure in this years budget is 1.8 : 1. This means that for every R1.80 spend 
on personnel, one rand is spend on operations. Down from last years R1.90, we have freed more resources to improve service delivery. The 
department is determined to decrease this ratio even further in the years ahead.

The standard item for Land and Buildings shows a major budgetary shift which illustrates the Departments revised approach as far as the 
provision of infrastructure is concerned. This does not mean we do not intend to promote facility development in the coming year. On the 
contrary, as will be referred to later, a significant amount will be tapped from national sources. Of more importance this year will be the 
utilisation of already existing facilities. To this end the Department is in the process of developing an implementation plan that will see 
these facilities becoming useful for the communities in which they are located.

         Standard Item   2001/02         2000/01
A.       Personnel Expenditure   114,644         105,375
B.       Administrative Expenditure      22,007  7,687
C.       Stores and livestock    15,016  5,315
D.       Equipment       6,422   3,043
E.       Land and Buildings      1,180   7,702
F.       Professional and special services       1,800   931
G.       Transfers       14,252  29,665
H.       Miscellaneous Expenditure       1,473   2,157
Total            176,794         161,875

The decrease in Transfer payments is partly as a result of integrating these activities into standard other items and as a result accessing 
funds from other spheres of government. We will continue to work hard at increasing the capacity of our stakeholders to ensure the smooth 
transfer of payments in the coming year. A detailed list of transfer payments later in the report.

2. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2001/02

2.1 Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development

Honourable Speaker, the single biggest issue facing the Department is to utilise our line functions to address the problem of poverty and 
its manifestations in our province. "A Better Life for All" is no longer a slogan, but a cornerstone of the policies of Sport, Recreation, 
Arts and Culture.

All managers have to confront the key question: "How do we manage this budget in the respective line functions to contribute meaningfully 
to poverty alleviation and rural development?" More specifically, managers have been forced to confront the challenge of ensuring all 
Departmental programmes focus on the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy and the four provincial priority areas:

* Integrated Rural Development
* Fighting HIV/AIDS
* Transformation of government, and
* Social Welfare

As will become obvious from details below, the Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture has integrated these policy imperatives 
into all aspects of its activities.

2.2 Targeted Service Delivery and Accountability

All of this needs to be done efficiently, effectively and economically, as required by the Public Finance Management Act and the White 
Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service. One of the success stories of government this year has been to match strategic planning 
and the 2001/02 budget. This is undoubtedly going to ensure the more targeted and effective utilisation of the funds voted by this House.

To ensure even greater targeted delivery, our managers have taken up the additional challenge of integrating Departmental activities, which 
were previously fragmented. The 2001/02 budget, the Departmental Action Plan and the Performance Agreements of senior managers will now be 
linked into one continuum. On one hand we have better planning than before. On the other we also have greater accountability. This bodes 
well for the year ahead and inspires one with confidence.

2.3 The Challenge of Departmental Restructuring

During the 2000/01 year, the Department took up the challenge posed by the Executive Council decision to improve service delivery by 
restructuring the social needs Departments to align them with the new municipal demarcation. This is an enormously complicated exercise 
when one deals with it at the coalface and I am proud of the Departments progress in this regard:

* analysing the opportunities (such as strengthening the Departmental accountability function and addressing the situation of 
supernumeraries presented by the restructuring exercise)
* developing, in a consultative manner, new functions
* developing and costing of a new staffing structure (organogram) which was approved
* negotiating a post population strategy that enjoys the support of the relevant labour organizations (matching existing staff to new 
posts), and
* implementing the restructuring in a principled and systematic manner.

This project began with the District Managers and other middle management posts and is speedily moving other levels such as the Assistant 
Directors

In the process, Mr Speaker, we also used the opportunity to address several of the longstanding and unresolved issues like the position of 
supernumeraries within the Department, the situation of the Youth Officers whose functions were abolished in 1997 and the anomaly of 
educators with a Public Service Department. Significant progress has been made in addressing all of these issues. For e.g. several of the 
supernumeraries at Senior Management level have been appointed to new posts. As the rest of the post population exercise unfolds, so the 
rest will be addressed. In this regard, I would like to pay tribute to the leaders of the Labour organizations in our Department for the 
leadership role they have played in assisting the Department deal with these sometimes tricky issues.

This new structure is reflected in the structure of our budget. Programme 8 contains the operational budget for the 24 new districts. An 
amount of R37,8 million has been identified for the running of these Districts. This way we hope to take services closer to communities.

2.4 Co-operative Governance with the National and Local Spheres

The Department is striving to co-ordinate with the other spheres of government. At a national level we are accessing funding, especially 
for infrastructure, and co-ordinating projects with regard to the new local government structures. We are already exploring several ways to 
work in partnership with both Local and District Municipalities as well as with the Nelson Mandela Metropole. These include partnerships in 
libraries, museums, provision of sports facilities, in the management of arts and culture centres and heritage management. In line with 
provincial policy, as and when local government develops capacity, we will look to devolving certain functions to them. In the meantime, 
during the year ahead, we will be working in much closer partnership with local government then ever before. We have already entered into 
contractual arrangements with several of the new District Municipalities for the delivery of certain heritage and sports projects. This is 
a model that we will build upon.

Our new District Service Centres correspond with all the other new Local Municipalities, from Camdeboo in the west to Umzimkulu in the 
east; from Buffalo City on the coast to Inxubu Yethemba in the hinterland. No longer will you hear our Department utilising the old 
district names. The old 41 Districts and six Regional offices have been phased out. The new order has been ushered in.

Our District Managers have been specifically mandated to ensure their activities dovetail with those of the local authorities where they 
are located. To further ensure coordinated service delivery, District development co-ordinators at head office have been assigned to liaise 
and work with each of the District Municipalities, including those highlighted above.

2.5 Cluster Co-operation and the Integrated Service Delivery Improvement Plan

The key to effective service delivery in the Province lies in making the clusters work and in integrating service delivery, not only within 
Departments, but also between Provincial Departments and between the different spheres of government. Indeed, our Department has already 
been working with the national Department of Sport and Recreation to access poverty alleviation funds for infrastructure. Funding for the 
next 3 years has been identified in both the Department of Sport and Recreation and Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology for 
poverty alleviation. We have already accessed the former and will be processing business plans for the latter.

Generally, working inter-Departmentally has often been easier said than done, but recent developments inspire one with confidence. Working 
with Department of Road and Public Works, Department of Education and Training and Department of Economic Affairs Environment and Tourism 
are areas we still want to strengthen. The revitalisation of the clusters, particularly the Social Needs Cluster in which our Department is 
located, is a clear indication that the Eastern Cape is moving in the correct direction. Similarly, the development of the Integrated 
Service Delivery Improvement Plan, with all its components, the Rural Development Plan and several other initiatives are clear indications 
that we are all facing the challenge of integrating service delivery for maximum effect. The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and 
Culture pledges its full involvement and support of these efforts. The key to unlocking the development potential of our people undoubtedly 
lies in more focussed and better co-ordinated service delivery.

2.6 Repairing the Social Fabric of Society

Departmental initiatives like the Community Heritage Projects, the celebration of the national days and our awareness campaigns are 
designed to address this policy imperative. Herein lie the seeds for fundamentally reducing crime in our country. Communities which have 
rediscovered their sense of identity, which have strong community values, which have a strong sense of their history and culture will not 
tolerate that rape of children. In investing in these projects, we are investing in the long term improvement of our society.

3. ACTIVITIES FOR 2001/02 IN THE NODAL POINTS

The Department has developed action plans for projects all around the province, but we have prioritised projects in the nodal development 
points identified by President Thabo Mbeki on 9 February 2001. An amount of R3,3 million has already been spend in these areas in the past 
financial year. A further R14,7 million has been allocated for various projects in the coming year. Of this amount R7,3 million will come 
from the national poverty alleviation fund. A detailed list of these projects and their locations are provided below:

3.1 Infrastructure Development

The nature of the 3 year budgetary cycle means that certain projects carry over more than one reporting year. The Department has entered 
into a contractual arrangement with several District Municipalities to provide basic village greens. Located in the rural areas, the 
village greens can be thought of as parks and recreational facilities for rural communities. The funds allocated are used to grade the 
area. Trees and other landscape features remain. The following areas have been identified to benefit from this project and work should be 
completed in the fiscal year 2001/02:

Nodal Point      Location        Amount (R)
Chris Hani       Cala    52 000
         Cofimvaba       52 000
         Ntabethemba     50 000
OR Tambo         Ngqeleni        52 000
         Tsolo   52 000
         Bizana  52 000

In addition to these village greens the Department will erect multi-purpose sports facilities. These facilities are adapted to accommodate 
a large number as opposed to one singular sporting code. The following areas will see work start in the 2001 financial year:

Nodal Point      Location        Amount (R)
Chris Hani       Lady Frere      1 000 000
         Engcobo         1 000 000
OR Tambo         Bizana  1 000 000

These projects are designed to provide basic sports infrastructure for rural communities. They should come on stream in 2001.

The Department has also successfully facilitated the provision of poverty alleviation funding through the Department of Sport and 
Recreation. This is for the construction of multi-purpose sports facilities (fields and buildings with fencing) as follows:

Nodal Point      Location        Amount (R)
Chris Hani       Cofimvaba       500 000
Ukhahlamba       Sterkspruit     796 000
         Mount Fletcher  796 000
EG Kei   Umzimkulu       796 000
OR Tambo         Tsolo   796 000
         Ntabankulu      796 000
         Ngqeleni        500 000
         Mnqanduli       796 000
All of these are being designed to include disabled access.

Several Community Heritage Projects were started in these areas this year, which will come on stream in the 2001/02 year. These include:

Nodal Point      Location        Amount (R)
Chris Hani       Lady Frere: Queen Nonesi Exhumation and Reburial        65 000
         Cala: Xalanga Memorial Hall of Fame     25 000
         Whittlesea: Bulhoek Massacre Memorial PHASE II  50 000
Ukhahlamba       Sterkspruit: Mohale Mohapi Memorial     65 000
         Burgersdorp: Heroes Memorial    65 000
EG Kei   Umzimkulu Chief Fodo Memorial   65 000
         Tabankulu Chief Maqholo Memorial        65 000
         Mount Ayliff: Chief Jongintaba Nota Memorial    65 000
         Mount Frere: Madzikane Memorial         65 000
OR Tambo         Qumbu: Amaqhawe Ezwelethu Memorial      65 000
         Bizana: Ngquza Hill Massacre Exhumation and Reburial    100 000
         Ngqeleni: SS Mendi Memorial     65 000
         Bizana : OR Tambo Garden of Rememberance PHASE II       415 000
         Umtata: Mbolompo Memorial Phase 2       15 000
Nelson Mandela Metropole         Motherwell: Three Youth Heritage Projects       30 000
Buffalo City     Mdantsane: Three Youth Heritage Projects        30 000

Libraries materials, stock, periodicals and shelving will be provided as follows:

Nodal Point      Location        Amount (R)
Chris Hani       Ezibeleni - Library stock and materials         50 000
         Whittlesea - Library stock and materials        200 000
Ukhahlamba       Dukathole (Aliwal North)        50 000
         Sterkspruit Community Centre - Library stock and materials and shelving         150 000
EG Kei   Fittings at three Municipal Libraries - shelving        200 000
OR Tambo         Bizana - Library stock and processing materials         65 000
         Ngqeleni - Library stock and processing materials       150 000
Nelson Mandela Metropole         Motherwell (Transfer Payments to Metrople)      1 000 000
Buffalo City     Mdantsane (Transfer to Local Authority)         1 900 000

3.2 HIV/AIDS

Although HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns are not the core business of this Department, it is imperative that we contribute in this area 
through our line functions. Awareness campaigns using sport and recreation as vehicle will be conducted in the following areas.

Nodal Point      Location        Amount (R)
Chris Hani       Lady Frere      50 000
Ukhahlamba       Mt Fletcher     50 000
OR Tambo         Ntabankulu      50 000
Nelson Mandela Metropole         Motherwell (Community Wellnes)  50 000
Buffalo City    Mdantsane (Mini Olympic Games)   50 000

4. PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE NODAL AREAS

Of course, other areas of the Province will not be neglected, but the point here is that the above areas will be specifically targeted.

4.1 Infrastructure

The Community Heritage Projects have proved themselves to be an extremely cost effective way of bringing our heritage and histories in from 
the margins. The following areas have been identified for service delivery under the Community Heritage Projects for the coming year:

* King Ndlambe Heritage Project at Macleantown - R65 000;
* Nkonkobe Heroes Memorial at Alice - R65 000;
* Heroes of the Liberation Struggle Wall of remembrance - Nelson Mandela Metropole - R65 000;
* "Alexandria Three" Memorial in Alexandria R65 000;
* "Hankey Heroes" Memorial in Hankey - R65 000;
* Egazini Out Reach Programme in the Makana District- R65 000;
* Prophet Ntsikana Memorial in Nkonkobe R65 000;

10. Ntabakandoda Heritage Site - R100 000

4.2 Promotion and Awareness

Sport is an integral part of our society, especially in the Eastern Cape where we have a long and proud tradition of producing top sports 
achievers. The Department recognises the potential of sport as a nation building agent. Moreover, sport has the inherent ability to touch a 
large number of our citizens. As in the previous years the Department will continue to deliver quality sport services ranging from coaching 
to material support to our communities. Allow me to site a few along with the amounts set aside for the coming year:

* Fitness and Health project in the Amathole District - R120 000
* Indigenous/Traditional Games at OR Tambo KwaBhala Community of Flagstaff- R70 000;
* Village Sport and Culture Councils (VSCC) R460 000. This is one of the flagship projects of the Department. The VSCC programme is a 
basket of projects geared to redress imbalances and improve the quality of life for our rural communities. This basket includes Sport 
Coaches Outreach, Recreation, Self-defence, boxing development, and handball. This amount will service the existing 14 VSCCs and 3 Junior 
Sports Clubs.
* The annual Amacalegusha cricket tournament: 24 Rural Cricket unions from Middledrift, Keiskammahoek, King Williamstown and East London 
participates in this tournament annually. Huge crowds from the rural villages bears testimony to this event as the most high profile event 
for the rural communities: R 40 000
* In line the skills development act we intend to spend R172 000 on the training and orientation of Sports Officials and Community 
Volunteers.
* To intensify our talent identification strategies in athletics - Provincial Schools Development games - Aliwal North - R80 000.

The Department is acutely aware of the of the importance of its Library Function. Its supportive role the learning and teaching, Outcomes-
based education and literacy efforts can not be over emphasised. The following are some of the projects intended to improve services 
delivered by the Department in the year ahead.

* A province wide library week will be launched at Idutywa - R100 000;
* Existing libraries will receive material to the value of R1.2m.

The Department will once again finance the publication of the quarterly arts and culture periodical called ArtReach. This publication has 
proved itself to be an invaluable educational tool in our classrooms across the province. An amount of 100 000 has been set aside to fund 
this project. In addition and amount of R100 000 will be transferred to the Institute for the study of English in Africa for the Festival 
of Words to be held in July 2001 at Grahamstown.

The Department intends to increase cultural awareness through its Oral History Promotion of Living Cultures project whereby communities are 
encouraged to increase write their own history. An amount of R21 500 has been made available for this effort.

4.3 Transfers

Honourable Speaker, the partnership with agencies and statutory bodies in the execution of our mandate is of cardinal importance. It 
provides the Department with a crucial interface with communities in need of funds. These agencies either deliver services or disburse 
funds on our behalf. The Department spent a large amount of energy and resources in the past year to ensure that recipients of transfer 
payments comply with the Public Finance Management Act. A significant number is still in need of training and we will continue to provide 
support this year. The following are some of the institutions and agencies which will receive transfer payments from the Department in 
2001/02:

* Provincial Libraries: R2.9million
* Provincial Museums: R2.5million
* Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council: R2million
* WASSA (Women and Sport South Africa) Eastern Cape: R200 000
* Eastern Cape Forum for All Disabled: R200 000
* Girl Guides Eastern Cape: R100 000
* Scouts Association Eastern Cape: R100 000
* Provincial Recreation Council: R250 000
* USASSA Eastern Cape: R500 000
* Eastern Cape Sports Council: R150 000
* Opera House - Nelson Mandela Metropole: R445 000
* Guild Theatre East Londen: R390 000

4.4. Recognition of Excellence

After the resounding success of the 2000 Premiers Awards, the Department will once again mount this event in May 2001. An amount of R300 
000 have been set aside to acknowledge and promote excellence in the area of Arts and Culture.

Through the Provincial Sport and Recreation Awards, the Department continues to recognise achievements by our athletes and administrators. 
These awards are also inclusive of schools, recreation practioners, girl guides and scouts. An amount of R150 000 has been allocated for 
this occasion.

4.5 Projects Directed Towards Women, and the Disabled

Honourable Speaker, the Department regards the issue of gender equality as a very serious one. An amount of R520 000, including the 
transfer payments for Women And Sport South Africa and Girls Guides Association, has been apportioned for projects serving this end.

The Department has dedicated the month of August to focus on Womens issues. In this regard the Department has set aside the following 
amounts:

* Economic Development - Cultural Industries: R100 000
* Sport Activities - R60 000
* An exhibition on Womens Struggle in South Africa - R60 000

As far sport for the disabled is concerned, an amount of R40 000 has been allocated for capacity building of sport officials and to cover 
costs of participation in national tournaments. Additionally the Provincial All Disabled Athletics Meeting will be funded to the tune of 
R80 000 in the coming financial year.

Following on the success of the access ramp built at the Port Elizabeth Museum during the passed financial year, the Department will do the 
same this year at the Albany Museum. This project will receive R100 000.

The Department intends to have a sign language awareness campaign during November 2001. The key objective of this project is to raise 
public awareness around the issues facing the deaf community. An amount of R100 000 has been allocated to this endeavour.

The month of October has been declared as the month of the Senior citizen. A senior Citizens Sports Festival planned for this period will 
receive R60 000.

4.6 Capacity Building

The Department has been involved with a number of capacity building projects over the past five years. These projects have improved in both 
content and quality. We will continue to deliver this service to our communities in the year ahead. Projects in this area that need special 
mention are:

* The training for records managers, registry staff in government Departments and local authorities. The outcome of this training should be 
increased efficiency in document management, registry practices and archiving. It is hoped that this will lead to a heightened awareness of 
the value of record keeping in the Eastern Cape public service at large. An amount of R28 000 has been set aside for this project.
* The training on the PFMA of governance structures, Boards of Trustees and other community based structures. This should increase the 
capacity of these organisations to access government services and resources more effectively. This project will receive R60 000.

4.7 Commemoration of National Days:

Freedom Day celebrations affords us the opportunity to pay tribute to our heroes of the struggle. It will be celebrated in Graaff-Reinet on 
27 April 2001. An amount of R300 000 has been allocated from the Departmental budget. An additional R100 000 will be coming from the 
Department of Arts, Culture Science and Technology.

Youth Day this year will focus on the theme "Youth in Literature". The main idea behind this project is to bring to the attention of our 
young people the multiplicity of opportunities open to them in the area of writing. The event is scheduled for June 16 in Bisho and R100 
000 has been set aside for it.

5. GENERIC AREAS OF ACTION

At a head office and administration level, the following activities have been planned for 2001/02:

5.1 Skills Development and Capacity Building

Honourable Speaker, challenges for public sector management in the 21st century include resource constraints, political and public demands 
for quality services and improved productivity. There have been improvements in instilling a new management culture and collective 
responsibility among line function managers. There are still huge gaps in the Department as far as the capacity of middle management is 
concerned. Furthermore, the Department is acutely aware of the challenges in the training new ex-educators as public service managers. This 
training has already commenced and will continue in the year ahead.

The Department has budgeted R637 071 to meet its training needs in the year ahead. The following are some of the training projects 
earmarked for this period:

* Sport and Recreation: Orientation of new sports officials and volunteers - R172, 071
* Heritage Resources: Robben Island Training Programme R10 000
* International Exchange: Strengthening cultural ties with Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya : R45 000; England : Unveiling of SS Mendi 
Memorial: R15 000.
* Training for Effective and Efficient Administration: R350 000
* Visits to leading archive institutions in the country: R27 000
* Information Technology: R90 000

With regards to the latter, I am proud to announce that one of our staff members represented South Africa in Japan last year on an 
Information Systems Promotion Course which focussed on Electronic Government. A detailed report with specific recommendations has 
subsequently been submitted to my office. We are already witnessing the fruits of this endeavour in our departmental web site.

5.2 Enhanced Transformation Initiatives

The Departmental Transformation Unit has been revived and will focus on specific areas such as performance management, skills development, 
representivity and the promotion of excellence to ensure the Department meets its transformation targets.

5.3 Improved Financial and HR Administration

Honourable Speaker, the Department is faced with huge challenges as it continues down the path of modernising its administration in line 
with national and provincial Public Administration requirements. In this regard we have set ourselves the objective of a clean, 
transparent, participative and accountable financial administration. Furthermore, we recognise the importance of an empowered, resourceful 
and productive workforce, committed to best practice service delivery. The optimal utilisation of technology is a key enabling resource 
will be critical in this enterprise. To this end, the following budgetary allocations have been made:

* Training of workforce on the Public Finance Management Act, Public Service Regulations, Basic Conditions of Employment, Skills 
Development Act, and the Employment Equity Act: R350 000.
* Develop systems for risk management and fraud detection that will promote effective controls, efficient and economic use of public funds 
and value for money: R250 000
* Facilitate the formulation of short, medium and long-term financial management capacity building strategy: R2 500 000

The management of the planning and reporting processes is key is the provision of accurate, reliable and timely information. To enhance and 
streamline our planning and to comply with national and provincial legislative requirements, the Department introduced a new Planning Tool 
this past year. The following amounts have been set aside in the coming year to promote its achievability:

* For the strategic, business and operational planning and the annual, quarterly and monthly reporting cycle: R260 000
* For a document and knowledge management system including optimal utilisation of the already existing Intranet: R90 000
* For the procurement of computer and related equipment: R655 000

6. Conclusion

Mr Speaker, Premier Members of this House, I have outlined both the policy imperatives informing this activities of our Department as well 
as some of the key activities for the year ahead. In the last few years we have put many of the fundamentals in place to improve service 
delivery. As we stand on the threshold of 2001/02, I am confident that this will really be the year of excellent service delivery.

In conclusion, I would like to thank all of you for your continued support and assistance. I would like to pay tribute to the former 
Permanent Secretary,

Ms Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela and I would also like to thank the acting H.O.D. Denver Webb and his dedicated team for the sterling work which 
has been done.

Finally I would like to thank all of our stakeholders for their continued involvement and interest - Sisonke Sinako!

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