About Office of the Premier

Vision

A strategic centre of excellence

Mission

We exist to -

• Provide strategic leadership
• Provide support for institutional development
• Coordinate government programmes through integrated research & development, information, planning, monitoring and evaluation
• Provide professional advice, through evidence-based decision-making support.

Values

• Reliability – service that is accurate, consistent, timeous and trustworthy;
• Resourcefulness – customised solutions to problems in delivering the services concerned;
• Accountability – we will be transparent and take responsibility in our decision-making; and
• Professionalism – to be duly skilled, conscientious, objective, ethical and compliant with all relevant prescripts in performing our duties.

Legislative Mandates

There have been no significant changes to the Office of the Premier’s legislative mandates. There is sufficient capacity within the Office of the Premier to ensure compliance with all legal responsibilities that relate to its mandate

The Office of the Premier derives its legislative mandates primarily from the following pieces of legislation:

• Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000);
  This Act gives effect to the Constitutional right of access to any information held by Government and which is required for the exercise or protection of any rights
• Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000);
  This Act gives effect to the right to administrative action that is lawful, non-discriminatory and procedurally reasonable and fair
• Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000 (Act No. 4 of 2000);
  This Act gives effect to section 9 of the Constitution so as to prevent and prohibit unfair discrimination and harassment and to promote equality and eliminate unfair discrimination
• Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act No. 13 of 2005);
  This Act establishes a framework for the National Government, Provincial Government and Local Government to promote and facilitate intergovernmental relations and also provides for mechanisms and procedures to facilitate the settlement of intergovernmental disputes
• Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999);
  This Act regulates financial management in the National Government and Provincial Governments in order to ensure that all Government revenue, expenditure, assets and liabilities are managed efficiently and effectively
• Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000 (Act No. 5 of 2000);
  This Act gives effect to section 217(3) of the Constitution by providing a framework for the implementation of Government’s procurement policy as contemplated in section 217(2) of the Constitution
• Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (Act No. 53 of 2003);
  This Act establishes a legislative framework for the promotion of Black Economic Empowerment
• Division of Revenue Act (annually);
  To annually provide for the equitable division of revenue raised among the National, Provincial and Local Spheres of Government
• Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation No. 103 of 1994);
  This Act provides for the organisation and administration of the Public Service of the Republic of South Africa
• Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995);
  This Act gives effect to section 27 of the Constitution and seeks to regulate the organisational rights of trade unions and to promote and facilitate collective bargaining
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 (Act No. 75 of 1997);
  This Act gives effect to the right to fair labour practices referred to in section 23(1) of the Constitution
• Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act No. 55 of 1998);
  This Act provides for equity in all levels and categories of employment
• Protected Disclosures Act, 2000 (Act No. 26 of 2000);
  This Act provides for procedures in terms of which employees in both the private and the public sector may disclose information regarding unlawful or irregular conduct to their employers and also provides for the protection of such employees
• Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004 (Act No. 12 of 2004);
  This Act provides for the strengthening of measures to prevent and combat corruption and corrupt activities
• State Information Technology Agency Act, 1998 (Act No. 88 of 1998);
  This Act establishes a company responsible for the provision of information technology services to the Public Administration
• Public Administration Management Act, 2014 (Act No. 11 of 2014);
  This Act seeks to promote the basic values and principles governing the public administration referred to in section 195(1) of the Constitution

Policy Mandates

The Office of the Premier, in fulfilling its role within the Provincial Government, takes into account various National and Provincial policy mandates, in particular the following:

• The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) - the Office of the Premier ensures implementation and monitoring of the policy direction stated in the SONA;
   
• The annual State of the Province Address (SOPA) - the Office of the Premier ensures implementation and monitoring of SOPA;
   
• The annual Premier’s Budget and Policy Speech;
   
• The National and the Provincial Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2014-2019 Priorities – the Office of the Premier ensures implementation and monitoring of MTSF;
   
• The National Strategic Framework of the Department for Women, Children and People with Disabilities;
• Specific National Policy Frameworks on Gender and Women’s Empowerment, Disability and Children;
• National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV and AIDS, TB and STIs 2012–2016;
• The White Paper on the Transformation of the Public Service (1995);
   
• The White Paper on Public Service Training and Education (1997);
   
• The White Paper on a New Employment Policy for the Public Service (1997);
   
• The National Youth Policy (2015-2020) of the National Youth Development Agency;
   
• Policy Frameworks of the National Department of Public Service and Administration on Gender Equality, Disability and Youth in the Public Service;
   
• White Paper on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2016;
   
• National Development Plan (2012);
   
• Mpumalanga Vision 2030 Strategic Implementation Framework (2013-2030);
   
• The Policy Framework for Government Wide Monitoring and Evaluation (2007);
   
• The Framework for Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plans (2010);
   
• The National Treasury Framework for Managing Programme Performance Information (2007);
   
• The Green Paper on National Performance Management (2009);
   
• The National Evaluation Policy Framework;
   
• Electronic Communication Act;
   
• National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper