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PRESENTATION ON HEARINGS ON NATIONAL TREASURY MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT 2001. 1 NOVEMBER 2001. DIRECTOR-GENERAL T SOKUTU. BUDGET: PER PROGRAMME. *Adjusted Estimates. CREATE FIXED ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – R1,5 BILLION/ANNUM.
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PRESENTATIONON HEARINGS ON NATIONAL TREASURY MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY STATEMENT 2001 1 NOVEMBER 2001 DIRECTOR-GENERAL T SOKUTU
BUDGET: PER PROGRAMME *Adjusted Estimates
CREATE FIXED ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – R1,5 BILLION/ANNUM • New Police Stations in Crime hot spots: • Alexandra • Soweto • Duduza • Thokoza • Community Safety Centres: • Thembalethu in George • Galeshewe in Kimberley • Kutsong
CREATE FIXED ASSETS IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM – R1,5 BILLION/ANNUM • Courts: • Port Elizabeth (R100 m) • Randburg • Khayelisha • Benoni • Prisons: • Louis Trichardt (PPP) • Bloemfontein (PPP) • Klerksdorp (R60 m) • PPP’s to be delivered in in 2002 and contracted for 25 years.
ASSET MANAGEMENT • Government Wide Fixed Asset Management Strategy Framework • State Property Agency (SPA) • Introduction of Facilities Management
Implementing the White Paper Strategy CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Comprehensive strategy for Growth, Development and Transformation includes: • Support Programmes • Growth, investment, stability (economy) • Industry performance improvement (quality, value) • Restructuring industry training and HRD • Promoting new capacity and the emerging sector (delivery)
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (Cont.) • Instruments – including legislation to promote improvement • Vehicles to drive this strategy • Construction Industry Development Board (CIBD) • Council for Built Environment • Reform of Professional Regulation
COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES • Aimed at Poverty Relief • Creating employment opportunities by means of construction of public assets • Creating useful community infrastructure • Creating sustainable employment opportunities by Micro Business opportunities
COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME TARGETED OUTPUTS FOR 2001/02 • 40 000 Employment opportunities • 300 Community Assets • Local labour: 30% of the project budget are to be spent on local labour • Women: 50% of the people employed should be women • Youth: 15% of the people employed should be youth; and • Disabled: at least 1,5% of the people employed should be disabled
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) • CPC Concept: • Partnership with Depts. of Agriculture, Land Affairs and others; • Rehabilitate existing agricultural infrastructure (large irrigation • schemes); • Transfer ownership to communities; • Establish Legal entities; • Facilitate corporate governance, develop administrative capacity and transfer skills; • Facilitate access to markets and finance • Promote CPPP’s. • 1999/00 – 2000/01 - 8 projects initiated • 2001/02 - - 14 Projects targeted (including multi-year projects)
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) • Recent Cholera outbreaks • Cholera projects: • introduced in 2000/01, for completion in 2001/02 • partnerships with Provincial Department of Health • Project scope: • . sanitation facilities: 1276 units targeted • . spring protection facilities: 118 units targeted.
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) Investment in social infrastructure: (Lubombo Spatial Development Initiation (SDI) Lubombo SDI access roads: - 1999/00 - 4 access roads constructed Wild Coast SDI access roads: - 1999/00 - 9 access roads constructed.
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) OTHER SUCCESSES New dimensions introduced since 1999/00 HIV/AIDS project: . partnership with Department of Health, Social Development and Education; . rehabilitation of infrastructure for HIV/AIDS purposes e.g. clinics; . 10 projects under implementation to date. More to be approved shortly Multi Purpose Community Centres: . partnership with GCIS; . one-stop shops for rural service delivery; . 24 centres constructed.
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) Land Rehabilitation programme . contribution to 1999 the floods; . erosion protection, donga repairs and rehabilitation of communal lands; . temporary employment of the affected rural poor; . total of 82 projects constructed.
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) Youth Working for Environmental Accessibility (Y4EA) project -partnership with the Office on the Status of the Disabled People (OSDP) and Youth Commission; - upgrading of public buildings for accessibility to people with disabilities; - promotion of concept of national youth services; - technical and life skills training; - total of 267 projects constructed.
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) Capacity building Technical and administrative capacity building of District Municipalities (PIA’s); Installation of Information System (MMIS); Mobilisation and training of communities
CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE (cont.) Social impact: Temporary and permanent employment opportunities created * The Youth and Disabled are part of the number of Men and Women and can thus not be calculated into the number of jobs created.