Presentation to the Select Committee on Local Government and

Administration

By the Director-General of the By the Director-General of the Department of Provincial and Local Government Department of Provincial and Local Government

(the dplg),(the dplg),Ms Lindiwe Msengana-NdlelaMs Lindiwe Msengana-Ndlela

Monday, 7 May 2007Monday, 7 May 2007

Contents

1. Context

2. Role of the dplg

3. Strategic Priorities for 2007 ~ 2012

4. Budget 2007/08 ~ 2009/10

5. Conclusion

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1. Context

Term 1 Term 2

1994 2004 2014

Policy, Practice and Lessons Acceleration & Sustainability

SONA

Mid-Term Review

2007 2009 2012

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2. Role of the dplg

• Influence

• Organizer

• Principal player

• Facilitator

• Integrator

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3. Areas of Strategic Emphasis

1. Policy

2. Provincial government

3. Service delivery and Development targets

4. Capacity Building and Hands-on Support dplg 7 May 2007 5

Areas of Strategic Emphasis …

5. Public Participation

6. Stakeholder Mobilization

7. Monitoring, Reporting & Evaluating

8. Knowledge Management and Innovation dplg 7 May 2007 6

Governance Traditional Leadership

Capacity & System Monitoring,

Evaluation & Communication

dplg’s Organizational Capability

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES

Governance Traditional Leadership

Capacity & Systems

dplg’s organizational capability

Strategic Objectives i. To build and enhance the governance system in order to

enable sustainable development and service delivery.

ii. To oversee the implementation of the intergovernmental programme of support to the institutions of traditional leadership to perform their constitutional mandate.

iii. To build and strengthen the capability and accountability of Provinces and Municipalities to implement their constitutional mandate.

iv. To monitor, evaluate and communicate the impact of government programmes in municipal areas in order to enhance performance, accountability and public confidence.

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4. Budget 2007/08 ~ 2009/10• In terms of the Estimate of National Expenditure

for Vote 5, dplg has been voted an amount of R100.5 billion over the next three years.

• This amount comprises of seven budget programmes:– Administration;– Governance, Policy and Research;– Urban and Rural Development;– Systems and Capacity Building;– Free Basic Services and Infrastructure;– Provincial and Local Government Transfers; and– Fiscal Transfers.

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Budget 2007/08 …

Local Government Equitable Share (LGES)• R73.9 billion over MTEF:

Revised formula for the Local Government Equitable Share (LGES) to be fully implemented in 2007/08.

LGES to boost the ability of municipalities to fund the provision of free basic services to poor households.

• Equitable Share to continue to grow over the MTEF period at an average annual rate of 17.7% (R5 billion over the three years).

• Additional R400 million has been provided in 2007/08 to facilitate the eradication of the bucket system for sanitation.

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Budget 2007/08 …

Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG)• R24.7 billion for municipal infrastructure over

the next three years:Conditional grant to augment municipal own

resources to better provide infrastructure for rolling out of basic services, alleviate poverty, address backlogs and regional disparities in municipal infrastructure.

• The Municipal Infrastructure Grant grows in 2007/08 to R7.5 billion, R8.1 billion in 2008/09 and R9.1 billion in 2009/10.

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Budget 2007/08 …

Municipal Systems Improvement Grant (MSIG)• Municipalities to receive R600 million over the next

three years for capacity building.• Key areas of support:

The implementation of Performance Management Systems in local government;

Improvements in the quality of Integrated Development Plans;Strengthen financial management, billing systems and specific

revenue enhancement initiatives;The development and implementation of property rates policies in

terms of the Local Government: Municipal Property Rates Act (No. 6 of 2004); and

Support to ensure the functionality of Ward Committees to enhance public participation in local government.

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5. Conclusion

Strategic Approach • Advance;

• Acceleration, rapid;

• Significant, cumulative change;

• Measurable, rigour;

• Realistic targets; and

• Sustainability over the long term. Thank you

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