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National Departmental Budgets 2010/2011
Ministers are delivering the budget speeches for national departments in Parliament. In these speeches, you can read more on the programmes for the year ahead.
National Budget: Speech: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/budget/budget_2010.pdf
S Shiceka: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Dept Budget Vote 2010/11
Each minister will then sign agreements with their national government counterparts, provincial governments and all municipalities across the country. South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has also been identified as a critical role player in the successful implementation of the local government programmes for the relevant fiscal year especially the local government turnaround strategy (LGTAS). Overall, our vision is to have an efficient, effective, accountable and responsive ... [highlighted result]
I recently convened a mining summit with all stakeholders under the auspices of the Mining Industry Growth and Development Task Team (MIGDETT) with the aim of developing a "strategy for sustainable growth and meaningful transformation", seeking to position the country's mining industry along a growth path whilst simultaneously transforming it. While mining activities consume 15% of national electricity, the mining industry directly contributes more than 95% towards the country's ... [highlighted result]
This long term plan for the basic education sector will be known as Schooling 2025: the Department of Basic Education's Action Plan. The National Education Policy Act (NEPA), 1996, section 8(1) compels the minister and the national Department of (Basic) Education to monitor and report on the implementation of education policies as well as progress of the system. District offices are a vital link between the education departments and schools. [highlighted result]
He stated, "As part of social infrastructure development we will provide suitably located and affordable housing and decent human settlements. The scale of government housing delivery is second only to China and, as the Banking Association of South Africa pointed out when we met this week, "Government's most dramatic intervention in the welfare housing sector has been its national housing subsidy programme. The target for human settlements ought to be nothing less than an enhanced ... [highlighted result]
The DST has made important progress in supporting South Africa's efforts to adapt to climate change and to support mitigation efforts. Success in our efforts to develop science, engineering and technology human resources that are representative of South Africa's demographics depends largely on having sufficient numbers of school leavers with passes in mathematics and science. We are working closely with the Department of Basic Education in the implementation of its National Strategy for ... [highlighted result]
Energy shortages and sustained high energy prices have caused concerns globally about both the sustainability of supply and the affordability of energy for economic development and poverty eradication. The IRP1 sought to provide us with space to deal with: * stakeholder engagement, * economic growth assumptions, * engagement with intensive energy users in the context of the Energy Conservation, * renewable energy, * demand side management and energy efficiency initiatives, * climate change ... [highlighted result]
Our nation must look forward to improved levels of service delivery on waste management, pollution, air quality, adaptation to the impacts of climate change, biodiversity and conservation as well as transversal programs focusing on empowering vulnerable women, youth, children, the elderly and people with disabilities in relation to improving their environmental quality. Honourable members, the department has developed a national Waste management strategy (NWMS) which, among others, seeks to ... [highlighted result]
That is where the debate about agrarian change, land reform and rural development should, appropriately, begin. Rural development and land reform must be the catalyst in the ANC government's mission to reverse this situation. In the Green Paper we will propose that for South Africa to achieve equitable access and sustainable land use, the current Land Tenure System must be overhauled, in this regard we propose a Three-Tier Land Tenure System, namely - State land: under leasehold; - Private ... [highlighted result]
As our president indicated when announcing Cabinet in May last year, this ministry is created to protect the rights and enhance development opportunities for women, children and persons with disabilities. These expectations have indeed influenced our strategic direction and areas of focus for the Ministry and Department for Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities. * National Women's Day * National Children's Day and the Day of the African Child * International Day for Persons with ... [highlighted result]
These projects include: * The Olifants River Water Resources Development Project and the construction of De Hoop Dam where the partial impoundment of water is scheduled to begin by October 2010. To their credit, all Provincial Water Summits acknowledged the critical importance of water in supporting key provincial functions, including agriculture, rural development, health, environment, tourism and economic development. South Africa has limited water resources hence water is a finite resource... [highlighted result]
* Administration * Economic development markets and trade * Food security and agrarian reform * Fisheries management * Forestry production and resource management * Policy, planning and evaluation and * Agriculture production, health and food safety. By the end of May the entire function of fisheries will be with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as announced by the President to the Hawston Community. A proclamation is being prepared by The Presidency to transfer the ... [highlighted result]
A prominent health expert, who has contributed significantly to strengthening the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, recently remarked to me that South Africa's health care system has a larger private health care sector than the United Kingdom (UK)! * Increasing life expectancy * Combating HIV and AIDS * Decreasing the burden of diseases from (TB) Tuberculosis * Improving health systems effectiveness, by strengthening Primary Health Care and reducing the costs of health care. ... [highlighted result]
Amongst the new ministries announced was that of Rural Development and Land Reform. Therefore resolved amongst others to: * Embark on an integrated programme of rural development, land reform and agrarian change. * Build stronger state capacity and devote greater resources to challenges of rural development, land reform and agrarian change. [highlighted result]
This long term plan for the basic education sector will be known as Schooling 2025: the Department of Basic Education's Action Plan. This Basic Education Action Plan will co-ordinate and guide all interventions in the Basic Education system in order to turn the system around. The National Education Policy Act (NEPA), 1996, Section 8(1) compels the Minister and the national department of education to monitor and report on the implementation of education policies as well as progress of the ... [highlighted result]
They are infrastructure development; the green economy; the manufacturing sector; knowledge economy activities; the rural, agriculture and agro-processing sector; tourism and business process services; the social economy which includes cooperatives; public sector growth; and the continental and regional economy. Our work on sector policy aims among others, to support the Industrial Policy Action Plan announced last month, as well as rural economic development initiatives. Various options are ... [highlighted result]
We have with us today partners from universities, colleges, Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), and our other public institutions. We have one education system comprising of the Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training. The adult education and training sector is a key component of our post-school education and training system. [highlighted result]
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