DepartmentDepartment of Public Service and Administration Key Goals 1. Receive a clean audit: Achieved2. Get the cabinet to approve Batho Pele standards: Achieved3. Balance the pay scale: Failed4. Mobilise a multidisciplinary team in partnership with universities for the National Development Plan: Achieved Analysis Thulas Nxesi inherited a department that has been in a critical position […]
Department Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Key Goals Analysis Didiza’s 21-day nationwide ban on the movement of cattle in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cost more than R700 million, and affected 35 000 workers and 4 500 seasonal workers. The ban was necessary but there was no recovery plan, with industry experts saying the department […]
DepartmentMinister in the presidency Key Goals Analysis Since taking over as minister in the presidency, Gungubele has seen huge changes in his job and certainly one of the most testing times for his presidency. Part of the criticism he had to deal with early on in his position, having been appointed in 2020 after the […]
DepartmentDeputy President Key Goals Analysis Of all the cabinet members that have been found wanting in their positions, none compares to the deputy president. The common factor in most of the media’s analysis was that Mabuza has dismally failed in carrying his responsibility to the country and its president. Until recently, it was difficult to […]
DepartmentJustice and Correctional Services Key Goals AnalysisIt is a comfort that Ronald Lamola is surrounded by capable officials because his political ambitions are as consuming as the demands of his day job. It’s been a busy time on both fronts. The justice department is heading for a budget windfall of billions in February meant to […]
DepartmentHigher Education, Science and Innovation Key Goals Analysis Blade Nzimande had a quiet but effective year. Tertiary education institutions are back in full swing. Although the pandemic will have lasting effects on basic and higher education, it has very much settled in the background and allowed departments to move forward. But a struggle the department […]
DepartmentPresidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Key Goals 1. Establish the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF): Failed2. Launch multi-sectoral GBVF rapid response teams in all provinces, district and local municipality levels: Progress3. Roll out technical monitors and data capturers in six provinces to enhance the capacity of provinces to implement […]
DepartmentDefence and Military Veterans Key Goals Analysis The department of defence has made progress towards achieving some of its key goals during Thandi Modise’s first full year in office, but its financial management continues to be of real concern, as does its failure to make full disclosures to the auditor general. During the 2021-22 financial […]
DepartmentHome Affairs Key Goals 1. Revamp the immigration system: Failed2. Address the backlog of the asylum and refugee appeals: Failed3. Minimise the time that systems are offline to address long queues: Failed4. Implement the Border Management Authority: Progress Analysis What should have been a good public relations event,when Motsoaledi issued smart ID cards to a […]
DepartmentHuman Settlements Key Goals 1. Authorise the Housing Development Agency to implement informal settlements upgrading programmes on behalf of provinces: Progress2. Appoint new board members at various housing entities: Achieved3. Initiative between the department, the treasury and Northern Cape and Eastern Cape to expedite housing delivery: Progress4. Establish Operation Vulindlela to address the backlog of […]
DepartmentCooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Key Goals Analysis With 42 of South Africa’s municipalities having collapsed, and another 151 teetering on the brink, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma faces almost as severe a challenge as she did with the nation’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dlamini-Zuma has spearheaded key interventions to try […]
DepartmentBasic Education Key Goals Analysis The 2022 academic year was the first in two years that went ahead without any Covid-19 disruptions. The department’s reports show it might take eight years to recover the learning time lost during the pandemic. In January, Motshekga laid down a recovery plan for the education system, including trimming down […]
DepartmentPolice Key Goals 1. Recruit and train 12 000 new officers over the medium term expenditure framework (up to the 2023-24 financial year): Achieved2. Strengthen crime intelligence to avoid a recurrence of the July 2021 unrest: Failed3. Address root causes of crime and violence: Partially achieved4. Fight gender-based violence and femicide: Partially achieved Analysis There […]
DepartmentInternational Relations and Cooperation Key Goals AnalysisNaledi Pandor has had the impossible task of not alienating Russian President Vladimir Putin, or more crucial allies, while he commits war crimes in the Ukraine and threatens nuclear calamity. When the war began, the department of international relations urged Russia to respect a sovereign neighbour and withdraw its […]
DepartmentDepartment of Social Development Key Goals 1. Improve grant system and prevent fraud: Progress 2. Strengthen prevention and response mechanisms to reduce gender-based violence and femicide: Progress 3. Basic income grant for tabling to cabinet: Progress 4. Address the shortage of social workers: Failed Analysis One of Lindiwe Zulu’s biggest headaches is the poor state […]
DepartmentFinance Key Goals Analysis Enoch Godongwana has emerged as one of the most trusted members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet. Regarded as highly rational, Godongwana’s second year in the position has seen him continue his role as the finance minister with one of the tightest grips on the country’s purse strings. And, at least for […]
DepartmentForestry, Fisheries and Environment Key Goals 1. Improve overall audit outcomes: Not achieved 2. Implement recommendations of High Level Panel on Management, Breeding, Hunting, Trade and Handling of Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhino: Progress 3. Establish a Draft White Paper on Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa’s Biodiversity: Progress 4. Develop a game meat […]
DepartmentDepartment of small business development Key Goals 1. Cut red tape for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and co-operatives: Failed 2. Market development and market access for SMMEs: Failed 3. Up-scale support to incubators and digital hubs especially in townships and rural areas: Partially achieved 4. Enable access to finance through the funding policy: […]
DepartmentHealth Key Goals 1. Vaccinate 70% of the total adult population: Failed2. Develop anti-corruption systems: Failed 3. Create digital patient record system: Partially achieved4. Provide infrastructure support of R1.5 billion for the National Health Insurance (NHI): Partially achieved Analysis More than R2 billion was allocated to the health department for the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines in […]
DepartmentMinerals and Energy Key Goals 1. Complete Bid window 5 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme: Achieved2. Embrace the just energy transition: Failed3. Support initiatives regarding energy mix: Failed Analysis Under Gwede Mantashe this year, the minerals and energy department has faced numerous problems. The department managed to finalise the signing of […]
DepartmentEmployment and labour Key Goals Analysis Considering the scale of South Africa’s unemployment crisis, it makes sense to ensure all hands are on deck to solve it. Thulas Nxesi’s department seems more on top of what it needs to do to fulfil its employment mandate, helping to coordinate job-related initiatives across departments. The country’s unemployment […]
DepartmentTrade, industry and competition Key Goals Analysis Armed with a budget of more than R9 billion for the 2022-23 financial year, Patel had great ideas. These ranged from green industrialisation through the green hydrogen and electric vehicle roadmaps to “de-concentrate” the economy and opening up product and service markets for all. The minister achieved some of […]
DepartmentWater and Sanitation Key Goals Analysis Fourteen months into the job, Senzo Mchunu has sought to stabilise a department that has been a shambles for years, plagued by corruption and crumbling water infrastructure that has left taps running dry in many parts of South Africa. He has secured praise with his appointment of engineer Sean […]
DepartmentCommunications and Digital Technologies Key Goals 1. Ensure broadcast digital migration: In progress2. Establish an artificial intelligence hub: In progress3. Digitise the government: In progress Analysis It has been more than a year since President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Khumbudzo Ntshavheni as minister of communications and digital technologies and, although there have been wins, other projects […]
DepartmentTransport Key Goals Analysis Fikile Mbalula has been tasked with transferring 10% of road freight to rail by 2024, given the increase in truck accidents and delays in the transportation of goods. The Road to Freight Association and parliamentarians have noted that the slow progress in moving from road to rail was a concern. Mbalula […]
DepartmentAgriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Key Goals Analysis Didiza’s 21-day nationwide ban on the movement of cattle in response to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease cost more than R700 million, and affected 35 000 workers and 4 500 seasonal workers. The ban was necessary but there was no recovery plan, with industry experts saying the department should […]
DepartmentPublic enterprises MinisterPravin Gordhan Key Goals There is perhaps no minister in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet who elicits as hostile a reaction as Pravin Gordhan. The minister’s public image is a far cry from what it used to be, when he was widely viewed as one of the few members of the executive capable enough […]
DepartmentPresident Key Goals Analysis President Cyril Ramaphosa might be forgiven for thinking that his job gets worse with each passing year. Observers might be forgiven for pointing out that in 2022, more than ever, he was the author of his own woes. Since June he has been surviving a financial scandal he may never fully […]
DepartmentPublic Works and Infrastructure MinisterPatricia de Lille Key Goals1. Repair damaged state infrastructure: Achieved 2. Rebuild areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape affected by flooding: Partially achieved 3. Establish and enforce an anti-corruption forum in the built environment: Achieved Analysis Minister Patricia de Lille’s year was made difficult by the devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods that not […]
DepartmentDepartment of Tourism Key Goals Analysis Lindiwe Sisulu has spent 16 months in the tourism portfolio after tanking in the human settlements, water and sanitation portfolio. Some of the objectives in her new position included her upskilling 2 500 youth in skills development programmes. At the time of her budget vote in May the minister said […]