2010-2015 Strategic Plan - Department of Public Works

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4.3 Policy Mandates The department is guided by the following policy mandates in the discharge of its core responsibilities: National • ANC Election Manifesto of 2009 • Medium Term Strategic Framework • State of the Nation Address • Expanded Public Works Programme • MINMEC mandates • Minimum Information Security Standards (MISS) Provincial • State of the Province Address • Limpopo Employment Growth and Development Plan • Limpopo Development Priorities • Cluster Programmes of Action • Limpopo 2030 Economic Strategy Departmental MEC Policy Speech 4.4 Relevant court rulings The department did not have any specific court rulings that have a significant, ongoing impact on operations or service delivery obligations. 4.5 Planned Policy Initiatives Over the strategic plan period, the focus of the department will be on:- • Strengthening the capacity of the department for medium to long term planning; • Effective Monitoring and Evaluation; 14
• Effective coordination of policy development; • Development of departmental specific scarce skills; • Contribution to the creation of decent work and sustainable livelihoods through increasing the labour intensity of government infrastructure funded projects through the Expanded Public Works Programme; • SMME and Contractor development; • Strengthen mechanisms and systems for public participation in order to enhance engagement between the department and its stakeholders; • Provision and management of provincial land and buildings; • Implementation of Project Management Improvement Strategy; • Implementation of Infrastructure Development Improvement Programme; • Provincial Integrated Infrastructure development planning and implementation and • Implementation of Government Immovable Asset Management Act. 5. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA According to the Limpopo 2030 Economic Strategy, in 2007 the population of Limpopo was 5 238 283 (10, 8%) of the South African population, the country’s fifth most populous province after Gauteng. Limpopo consisted of predominately black African people who accounted for 97, 5% of its population, the highest percentage for the province in the country. Limpopo has a spatial framework, which serves to guide investment in infrastructure and services according to the development potential of settlement areas and which recommends land uses that would optimize the development potential of the land without compromising the environment. The 2,471 towns and settlements in Limpopo are classified according to a hierarchy with growth points at the top, population 15
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