Community Safety Annual Report 2011-2012 - Gauteng Online

2. INFORMATION ON PREDETERMINED OBJECTIVES2.1 Overall Performance2.1.1 Voted fundsThe appropriated voted funds for the financial year under review were as follows:Main AppropriationR’000Adjusted AppropriationR’000ActualAmount Spent R’000(Over) /Under ExpenditureR’000R 423,747 R 423,747 R 400,622 R 23,145Responsible MECMs Nonhlanhla Faith Mazibuko, MPLAdministering DepartmentDepartment of Community SafetyAccounting OfficerAdvocate Mongezi Tshongweni2.1.2 Aim of voteThe principal aim of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety is to monitor the conduct of the law enforcement agenciesin the province and to oversee their effectiveness and efficiency. In addition, the vote aims to improve road safety andmobilise all communities in support of crime prevention initiatives.2.1.3 Strategic Outcome Oriented GoalsIn keeping with the Department’s strategic plan for the period 2009-2014, the Department identified thefollowing key strategic outcome-oriented goals in pursuit of its mandate:••To ensure compliance with the Road Traffic Act;••To promote an ethical environment throughout the Department, including at Driver and License Testing Centres (DLTCs)and Vehicle Testing Stations (VTSs);••To prevent violence against vulnerable groups within the province;••To promote youth safety in all communities across the province;••To mainstream and coordinate social crime prevention;••To strengthen community policing structures for the improvement of community police relations;••To build and strengthen a social movement against crime;••To educate and mobilise communities in support of anti-crime initiatives;••To improve the quality of policing; and,••To create a safe and secure road environment.2.1.4 Overview of the service delivery environmentThe Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has adopted several strategic objectives, which it pursues in theexecution of its electoral mandate for the current (2009-2014) political term of office and to improve servicedelivery to all communities across the province. These strategic priorities or areas of focus, which form the basisof what the Provincial Government does, are the following:••Creating decent work and building a growing, inclusive economy;••Promoting quality education and skills development;••Providing 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.Information on Predetermined Objectives • Annual Report 2011/12 |17