REORGANISATION OF THE GAUTENG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

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The Gauteng Provincial Government’s Internal Newsletter • October 2009
reorganisation of the
gauteng Provincial government
A message from the Director General
The 2009 electoral mandate has necessitated
changes, resulting in the reorganisation of
government institutions to enable them to
better deliver on the commitments of the ANC
manifesto. In his State of the Nation Address, President
Jacob Zuma reaffirmed the need for change, stressing
the need for a greater focus on service delivery, for
government to do things differently and renewal of public
service commitment to the people.
The President’s call for renewal aims to:
• Build institutions of state that operate in an integrated
and cohesive manner.
• Enhance democracy by ensuring greater inclusivity
through peoples’ participation in government processes
including policy formulation and decision-making.
• Promote openness, transparency, ethics, service
orientation and accountability
• Build partnerships between government and its social
partners including trade unions, civil society, as well
as collaborative relations at continental and broader
international level.
• Build an activist developmental state.
In line with the President’s pronouncements, the
Gauteng Provincial Government has embarked on a
major reconfiguration/reorganisation drive to realise
government’s election mandate. The ANC Manifesto as
adopted by the Gauteng Executive Council expresses
programmatically the new administration’s key priorities
MALLELE PETJE - DIRECTOR GENERAL
informed by progress made in the past fifteen years and
new challenges that have emerged.
Subsequently, the GPG has
developed a programme of action
for the next five years up to 2014,
underpinned by the following
seven strategic priorities:
• Creating decent work
and growing an inclusive
economy;
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• Promoting quality education and skills development;
• Better health care for all;
• Stimulating rural development and food security;
• Intensifying the fight against crime and corruption;
• Building cohesive and sustainable communities; and
• Strengthening the developmental state and good
governance.
GAUTENG AND ThE chANGEs
In line with the renewal process in Gauteng, government
functions and service delivery structures have been
subjected to review to determine the most appropriate
departmental location and combination of functions.
This review resulted in the organisational adjustment of
And the MEC team is as follows:
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departments with the aim of optimising the prospects of
meeting the identified priorities and fulfilling the electoral
mandate.
The primary objective of this process is to enhance
institutional capacity within GPG to deliver services to
the public and to realise statutory and political mandates.
The focus is not merely on the structural design of the
departments but on how they reposition holistically to
improve efficiency, effectiveness and a renewal of the
culture of service delivery.
As a first step in this process, the Premier appointed
Members of the Executive Council and Heads of
Department for the political and administrative
responsibilities of their respective departments.
MEC DEPARTMENT
Mr Mandla Nkomfe Finance
Mr Firoz Cachalia Economic Development
Ms Barbara Dallas Creecy Education
Ms Qedani Dorothy Mahlangu Health and Social Development
Mr Khabisi Mosunkutu Community Safety
Ms Nandi Mayathula- Khoza Agriculture and Rural Development
Ms Nonhlanhla Faith Mazibuko Infrastructure Development
Mr Bheki Simon Nkosi Roads and Public Transport
Ms Nelisiwe Mthimkhulu-Mbatha Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Mr Kgaogelo Lekgoro Local Government and Housing
Heads of Departments are:
HOD DEPARTMENT STATuS
Ms N Tshabalala Finance Acting
Ms B Mhanga Economic Development Acting
Mr B Ngobeni Education Confirmed
Mr. B Sibeko Health and Social Development Acting
Ms D Maistry Community Safety Acting
Dr S Cornelius Agriculture and Rural Development Confirmed
Mr. G Martins Infrastructure Development Acting
Ms B Monama Roads and Public Transport Acting
Ms D Robertson Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture Confirmed
Mr. M Mnyani Local Government and Housing Acting

Summary of progress to date:
All departments are realigning their general functions in
line with the new ethos of renewal and, where this entails
structural reconfiguration/reorganisation, the process is
already at various stages of implementation.
• The Departments of Gauteng Treasury, Gauteng
Shared Services Centre, Gauteng Fund and Office of
the Gauteng Partnership Fund have been merged into a
single Department of Finance.
• The Departments of Housing and Local Government
have been merged into one Department of Local
Government and Housing.
• The Departments of Health and Social Development
have been merged to become the Department of Health
and Social Development.
• The Department Public Transport, Roads and Works
has been split into two: Roads and Public Transport and
Infrastructure Development.
• Agriculture, Conservation and Environment has been
renamed Agriculture and Rural Development.
• Education remains structurally unchanged but has
to redefine its strategic pathways into the Higher
Education and Basic Education in line with the national
Education Department to ensure delivery of quality
education and skills development.
chANGE MANAGEMENT PROcEss
To manage the impact of the reconfiguration/
reorganisation process on employees and to safeguard
employee rights and interests, a change management
During the reconfiguration/reorganisation process,
employees will have a major role to play as critical
stakeholders in the delivery arm of government. In this
regard, government will consult with all stakeholders,
including organised labour to ensure that the change is
managed effectively and efficiently.
To realise this objective, the provincial government has
met with the unions at the CCPGP and formally tabled the
reconfiguration/reorganisation concept for consultation.
The government has also reaffirmed that there will be no
job losses as a result of this process.
All employees of the Gauteng Provincial Government will
be kept informed about the process and will be able to
engage with the Director General on the issue.
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process has been developed based on the following:
• Inclusivity, participatory and transparency to facilitate
buy-in by all stakeholders and role players.
• Effective, efficient and timely communication with
consistent messages on the change processes from all
executive and management leaders of the GPG and
individual GPG departments.
• The critical role of the Office of the Premier as the
strategic centre for driving the change process.
• No negative impact on GPG employees’ conditions of
service.
• Consultation with all employees based on a consultative
framework.
• The placement of staff into posts in the new organisation
structures based on operational requirements and
alignment of competency profiles with job requirements.
• The redeployment, retraining and reorientation
of employees who become excess to operational
requirements through a consultative and fair process.
• Establishing employees, broader society and
organisational readiness to change so as to determine
the pace and depth of the renewal and implement
interventions to fast track readiness where required.
• The change must be championed at all levels of the
organisation from the levels of the Premier, MECs and
HODs up to ordinary members of staff and citizens.
This will enable a seamless implementation by
providing strategic leadership, decisiveness and
prompt response and intervention where required.
cONsULTATION PROcEss WITh ORGANIsED LABOUR & GPG EMPLOYEEs
What must you do during this process?
We appeal to all employees to heed the clarion call by
Premier Mokonyane in her State of the Province Address
for a greater focus on service delivery, for government to
do things differently and to renew our commitment to the
people of Gauteng.
Rest assured the renewal process will have a positive end
result - a repositioned Gauteng Provincial Government
better able to serve the people of Gauteng. With our
collective effort of cooperation and collaboration, we will
come out of this process better positioned and empowered
to do things differently and better for the benefit of the
people of Gauteng.