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South Africa: Government Leaders Set for Better Governance |
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www.sanews.gov.za |
| Source Date: |
Tuesday, November 18, 2014 |
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ICT for MDGs
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South Africa |
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Nov 18, 2014 |
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He was addressing the workshop on the institutionalisation of best practice models for integrated service delivery at Mbombela, in Mpumalanga, which brings together national, provincial and local government leaders.
The Deputy President said the good story was of a caring, effective government that has worked wisely and diligently with scarce resources to make deep, positive changes in people's lives.
“This is a story of good work and centres of excellence that have emerged across the length and breadth of our country, in provinces and in the local sphere,” he said.
During the Presidency Budget Vote on July, the Deputy President made a commitment to support local government in developing its capacity to deliver basic services.
He said he would visit service delivery points to assess progress made in revitalising local government.
Operations Sukuma Sakhe
The Deputy President urged Premiers and Directors-General to leave the workshop with a clearer understanding of the Operations Sukuma Sakhe (OSS) model, and what it takes to implement it successfully in terms of the level of commitment, processes and key success factors.
Operation Sukuma Sakhe, which was implemented in KwaZulu-Natal, is a call for citizens to be determined to overcome the issues that have destroyed communities such as poverty, unemployment, crime, substance abuse, HIV and AIDS and TB.
Operation Sukuma Sakhe has a 'whole of government approach' as its philosophical basis.
It spells out every initiative and how it links to initiatives being implemented by the different sector departments and the spheres of government. The delivery of services is required through partnership with community, stakeholders and government.
The Deputy President said the delegates at the workshop should also discuss and agree on key decision points collectively, and commit to implementing the model in respective provinces; be highly motivated and know that government should now go out and implement the OSS model as a top priority in the various provinces.
“Ultimately, when leave here today, our nation must be assured that better service delivery is on its way.
“We are organising ourselves better and building our capacity as government so that all South Africans will have the better life of which we speak all the time,” he said.
Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza said the workshop came at an appropriate time when people are showing impatience in the slow pace and erratic service delivery, characterised by silo operations, unresponsiveness to the needs of communities and the ‘I don’t care’ attitude shown by some officials, when working with communities.
“I hope that this workshop will give us new tools of radical thinking and rededication to the needs of communities,” said Premier Mabuza.
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South Africa: Government Leaders Set for Better Governance Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa says the three spheres of government have come together on Friday to build on all devised plans and programmes to improve how government functions The Deputy President said government faces many challenges in improving services including the challenge that service delivery is sometimes mistakenly cited as a reason for community discontent when other factors are in fact at play “In dealing with these challenges we are motivated by the good story that has unfolded in South Africa during 20 Years of Freedom,” said the Deputy President
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