Purpose of the Programme
 

The Programme is responsible for the appropriate and effective coordination and monitoring of administrative and strategic matters, both within the Office and the Provincial Government. The Programme consists of the following Sub-Programmes:

Sub-programme: Premier Support
This sub-programme consists of the Private Secretariat, which provides programme management and coordination support to the Premier in executing her constitutional mandate. These include delivering the State of the Province Address as well as the Policy and Budget Speech for the Office annually.

Sub-Programme: Director-General Support
This sub-programme comprises the Office of the Director-General, Planning and Programme Management, Integrity Management and Forensic Audit, Internal Audit and Security Management. The Office of the Director-General is required to provide internal and external support to sections within the Office and Departments in the Provincial Government. Strategic leadership and direction is delivered by providing support to other intergovernmental structures such as the PCF, EXCO and Makgotla, the Budget and Finance Committee, Premier’s Advisory Committees, the PMC and Cluster Committees. Section 38(1)(a)(ii) of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 stipulates that each Department must have and maintain an Internal Audit Unit under the control and direction of an Audit Committee. The sub-programme, through the Internal Audit Unit, provides audit assurance and consulting services to five cluster Departments within the Province.

Sub-Programme: Executive Council Support
The sub-programme is responsible for providing effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support services to the EXCO and the Director-General, as Secretary to the Executive Council. Secretariat services are provided to EXCO Makgotla, EXCO Committees, the Budget and Finance Committee, Cluster Committees, PCF and PMC. The service provided by the sub-programme includes fast-tracking the implementation of resolutions from these inter-governmental meetings.

Sub-Programme: Financial Management
The sub-programme provides financial management support and advisory services to ensure compliance with the Public Finance Management Act and Treasury Regulations. It is responsible for the coordination and the implementation of the Audit Remedial Action Plan and financial delegations.
The management of payroll, assets and logistics support through the Supply Chain Management Unit also form part of the Unit’s responsibilities. Risk and Ethics Management also resides within the Financial Management sub-programme. This unit furthermore is responsible for coordinating the Risk Management Committee and the development of the Departmental risk registers (strategic and operational) and reports to the Director-General on the progress made by the various units as per the risks identified by the Office as contained in the Risk Registers.
The Programme contributes towards achieving the following outcomes as per the APP
• Improved Ethical Culture; and
• Effective Control

Purpose of the programme

To provide institutional development services, advice, strategic support, coordination and development
of policies to ensure operational efficiency, alignment and corporate compliance to improve the capacity
of the Mpumalanga Provincial Government to deliver effective and efficient services.

The programme consists of the following five sub-programmes
• Strategic Human Resources;
• Public Service Transformation and Service Delivery Improvement;
• Information Communication Technology;
• Legal Advisory Services; and
• Government Communication and Information Services.

Sub-programme: Strategic Human Resources
The sub-programme is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of human
resource practices and strategies by Departments in the Provincial Government. This sub-programme
ensures that the Mpumalanga Provincial Government and the Office’s human resource management
practices are performed within the applicable legal frameworks and prescripts.

Sub-Programme: Legal Advisory Services
This sub-programme consists of the Chief Directorate: Legal Advisory Services which renders legal
advisory services to the Mpumalanga Provincial Government in general and the Office in particular.
The Unit’s services entail:
• The drafting of legally sound formal, written, legal opinions and furnishing of legal advice;
• The drafting of legally sound documents with a legal bearing;
• Consultations with clients to furnish oral legal advice; and
• The drafting of legally and constitutionally sound Provincial legislation.

Sub-Programme: Government Communication and Information Services
This sub-programme consists of the following units: Corporate Communication, Community Services
and Research, Media, Departmental Liaison and Information Services. During the MTEF period the
sub-programme will focus on the following key activities:
• Implementation of the Provincial Communication Strategy Framework;
• Implementation of the Integrated Provincial Communication Plan; and
• Rendering of communication support services to the Office.
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Sub-Programme: The Provincial Government Information Technology Officer
The purpose of this programme is to provide an ICT support function across all Provincial Departments
and the Office, and to promote the effective management of information and communication technology
as a service delivery enabler and a strategic resource.
Information Communication Technology must rationalize unnecessary duplication and redundancy of
information and technologies in the Departments and where feasible, promote common solutions for
common requirements across Departments.
The Programme contributes towards achieving all four outcomes as per the APP namely;
• Improved ethical culture;
• Good performance;
• Effective control; and
• Improved trust.
 

Purpose of the programme

To provide effective macro policy advice, coordination and monitoring in the following key focus areas:
• Provincial Planning;
• Implementation of Provincial programmes;
• Mainstreaming of gender, youth and older persons’ issues;
• Regional and International cooperation;
• Research and information management;
• Advisory services to the Premier, EXCO, EXCO committees and MPAC;
• Coordinate key strategic interventions to improve Departmental performance.
 

Sub-Programme: International Relations
This sub-programme facilitates the development of the Provincial International Relations Framework
and monitor progress in the implementation. The sub-programme is also responsible for the facilitation
of International partnerships and signing of MoUs to support Socio-Economic Development in the
Province.

Sub-Programme: Provincial Policy Management
The sub-programme consists of the following Units:
• Special Programmes;
• Macro Planning;
• Monitoring and Evaluation;
• Research and Strategic Information Management;
• Cluster Management; and
• Mpumalanga Province Aids Council.
 

Purpose of the sub-programme
The purpose of the sub-programme is to enhance evidence-based decision-making processes by the
EXCO through provision of integrated research, coordination, planning, monitoring and evaluation
within the Province. The sub-programme also conducts macro policy analysis and develops baseline
indicators for the Mpumalanga Province (Provincial 5 Years Plan). The following are the key deliverables:
• Developing provincial priorities and monitoring implementation through the cluster system (PPOA)
• Developing PEP and coordinating the evaluation of programmes identifies
• Providing guidance on the development of departments plans (SPs, APPs, AOPs) and monitoring
the implementation thereof i.e. through the eQPR
• Developing Provincial Research Agenda and providing quality assurance on the research projects
implemented
• Coordination of MPAC seating and monitoring the implementation of the Provincial Implementation
Plan on HIV, STIs and TB
• Facilitating the implementation of Youth Empowerment Programmes in the Province
The Programme contributes towards achieving one of the four institutional outcomes namely;
• Good performance