LIMPOPO PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS 19 MAY 2008

1. Mr Mpho Moloi Limpopo Provincial Manager TOPPING UP SERVICE DELIVERY TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LIVES LIMPOPO PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS 19 MAY 2008

2. LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL MAP

3. Quick Facts about Limpopo • Capital: Polokwane. • Languages: 52.1% Sepedi, 22.4% Xitsonga, 15.9% Tshivenda Population: 5 355 172 (2006). • Share of SA population: 11.3%. • Area: 125 755 square kilometres. • Share of total SA area: 10.3%. • Population density: 43 people per square kilometre. • Gross regional product: R81.3-billion (2003). • Share of total SA GDP: 6.7%

4. PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT

5. APPROVED ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR LIMPOPO PROVINCE

6. STAFFING

7. Volumetric in NIB March 07 to April 2008

8. Volumetric in Civics April 07 to March 2008

9. FINANCE: BUDGET ALLOCATION • FINANCIAL STATUS LIMPOPO

10. NAME TAGS

11. PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE PROVINCEASD upwards

12. TRANSPORT ( January to April 2008)

13. BATHO PELE CAMPAIGNS

14. RELATION SHIP BETWEEN DHA AND LOCAL COMMUNITY • Most of visiting points are accommodated at Tribal Offices • Mobile services are rendered in consultation with community leaders. • Monthly meetings held with Traditional Leaders.

15. Resource Allocation in Limpopo • IT resources: the following was received in the Province • Eighteen computers received • Security Firewalls installed in the Province. • 23 hospitals out of 44 have been on lined. • 16 Passport Capturing computers acquired. • 10 Memory sticks – distributed to the Regional, Provincial and Provincial Support Managers

16. Office Equipment (March 07 to April 2008) • Furniture for ASD Mokopane. • Furniture for Tzaneen Office.

17. Office Equipment

18. COUNTER CORRUPTION AND SECURITY SERVICES SUPPORT • Of the 33 offices that can be fitted with surveillance cameras only Giyani RO has been fitted. • 3 offices have been earmarked to be fitted. • 4 offices have been fitted with alarm system. • Physical security provided for 24 hours in provincial and all regional offices. • Safes in all mentioned office for sensitive documents. • Vetting is in process in the Province • Training on “MISS” is provided to management on monthly basis. • Awareness campaigns on office security is presented when office visits are conducted. • Burglar guards have been installed in 3 MPCC’s • 90% of the 76 offices Regional, District Offices and Service Points have already been burglar proofed.

19. Office Security

20. Office Security Infomation • Only permanent staff members have access to NPR • Staff have been allocated with user ID’s to access NPR. • All enabling documents are locked away.

21. ACCOMMODATION

22. TransportMobile Trucks • Breakdown of Transport Allocation in Province • sixteen mobile trucks allocated • Capricorn 5 • Mopani 4 • Waterberg 3 • Vhembe 4

23. Mobile Units and Their Deployment Programmes • The Mobile Units and deployment programmes is done in consultation with Traditional Leaders, CDW’s and Ward Councillors • Focus is on visiting points and MPCC’s that are not yet on line in order to curb transport costs • These programmes are held on weekly basis in order to address all the needs of the community • We also participate in Joint Service Delivery programmes in partnership with other Government Departments and NGO’s in the Province

24. Mobile Units and Their Deployment Programmes • Izimbizo and Campaigns • In addition to our own DHA izimbizo, this Province also engages with izimbizo’s organized by other Government Departments to render services to our Clients • Our Mobile Trucks are also used for Road Shows and Mini Jamborees

25. Mobile Units and Their Deployment Programmes • The Deployment Programme for the Mobile Units for the 2008 year is as follows: • Schools in Limpopo • Hospitals that are not yet online • Prisons and Orphanages • Other areas not yet covered in the first three quarters

26. Infrastructure • 5 Counters have been installed at the MPCC’s Accommodation: Acquisition of Sites: - Approved sites: Mankweng, Praktiseer, Burgersfort, Jane Furse, Tauetswala - Redesigning of office layout and construction: Tzaneen and Makhado Negotiations under way: RO: Vhembe, Lebowakgomo, Makhado, Elim, Malamulele, Dzanani

27. Planned Improvements • Plans to make all offices user-friendly for physically challenged people and senior citizens • Installation of Ramps • Availability of special counters for physically challenged and senior citizens in all new offices

28. Planned Improvements • Acquisition of better facilities for current dilapidated buildings that are being occupied by our Department:

29. OPENING OF NEW POINTS AND MPCC’s(Thusong Service Centres) • Bi-Monthly meetings currently held to address the possibility of opening new visiting points. • MPCC’s and new visiting points will be opened in consultation with relevant Stakeholders

30. EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMMES • CARE AND SUPPORT • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY • SPORTS, RECREATION AND CULTURE

31. CARE AND SUPPORT • Joining partnerships with Dept of Health in order to educate our officials on the various debilitating diseases and HIV and Aids

32. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY • First Aid training and OHS training conducted to nominated officials in the Province • 2nd Phase of training to be rolled out to Immigration Officers • Inspections conducted at selected DHA offices in the Provinces • Offices were encouraged to participate in a competition where the best office in the region will be selected for an award, due to shortage of funds this could not be achieved. • The internal competition resulted in one of our offices, Waterberg Regional Office, being selected as the best Service Delivery Team in the Province in comparison to National, Provincial and Local Government.

33. SPORTS, RECREATION AND CULTURE • Team building activities were held in the Province to improve morale of management and subordinates.

34. THANK YOU PRESENTATION: COMPILED AND PRESENTED BY M D MOLOI PROVINCIAL MANAGER LIMPOPO