Social Cluster

1

COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY

1.1

Consolidate access to the Child Support Grant, assess its impact and examine ways of extending its reach

DSD, NT, DHA

Jul-06

The total number of children under 14 years of age receiving grants is 7 596 278 now. Over 3,6 million children from 7-14 years of age receive the CSG against an initial target of 3,2 million

1.2

Operationalise the National Social Security Agency

DSD

2006

Service delivery model within the newly defined areas of regional responsibilities being developed and refined

1.3

Provision of free basic services

1.3.1

Deal with main remaining challenges in sanitation and refuse removal, especially in rural communities and other areas of human settlement

DWAF, DEAT

Dec-07

Since April 2006 3.74 million additional people have received free basic water. The free basic sanitation strategy to be finalized by June 2007

1.3.2

Address challenges of culture of non-payment, billing systems, control mechanisms and indigent policies so as to achieve the objectives of Free Basic Services Policy

DPLG

Mar-07

Project Consolidate continuing to capacitate municipalities

1.4

Comprehensive details on Social Insurance and its different elements to be presented to Cabinet

1.4.1

Further work on retirement reform to be presented to Cabinet

DSD, NT, DOL

Jul-06

Consultations are underway between the Departments of Social Development, Labour, Health and National Treasury

1.4.2

Finalise policy proposals on benefit design for persons with chronic diseases

Health, DSD, NT, DOL

Mar-07

Draft policy document is being finalized and consultations with experts are planned

1.4.3

The Road Accident Fund discussion document to serve at Cabinet before being released for public comments

DoT, DSD, Health, NT, DOL

Jul-06

Public comments have been received and are being evaluated for further possible action

1.4.4

Continue work on Social Health Insurance

Health, NT

Jul-06

Council for Medical Schemes has been working on four key activities relating to the institutionalisation of the Risk Equalisation Fund. IT infrastructure and HR tenders for the IT system awarded

1.5

Addressing inefficiencies and unintended consequences of social protection

1.5.1

Deal with issues of dependency, perverse incentives and continued sustainability of the social grant system

DSD, NT

Mar-07

Report on incentives package submitted to Cabinet, initiatives undertaken to reduce admin weaknesses, policy reviews etc

1.5.2

Devise ways in which social grants can be linked to reduction of poverty and increase in employment

DSD, NT, DOL, Presidency

Mar-07

Cabinet Lekgotla Jan-07 approved conceptual framework on linking grants to poverty alleviation initiatives and other economic activities. Work continues

2

PROMOTION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY AND SOCIAL COHESION

2.1

Rehabilitation of communities in line with TRC recommendations

DoJ&CD, DPLG, Presidency, Health, DoE, DAC

Ongoing

As part of symbolic reparations the process of renaming continues, significant among which is the renaming of the Johannesburg International Airport as the OR Tambo International Airport. Involvement of the private sector being assessed

2.2

Undertake a national livelihood/income dynamics survey at household level

Presidency

Mar-06 and Ongoing

The National Income Dynamics Survey (NIDS) contract with the implementing agency has been signed. NIDS Steering Committee constituted. Press statement was issued with regard to this

2.3

Enhanced integration between the security and social clusters to deal with social crime prevention

Cluster Chairs, Presidency

Ongoing

High crime-prone areas and schools prioritised for specific interventions by SAPS and DoE. Community Dialogues have been held in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and Western Cape in partnership with the Inter-Departmental Management Team (IDMT)

2.4

Use the Macro-Social Report and a review of the impact of socio-economic transformation on social cohesion to develop a strategic framework and policy

DAC, Presidency, DSD, Health, DOE

Jul-06

Sectoral engagements on the MSR have been initiated. Work on Macro social strategy continues

3

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE

3.1

Health promotion, reduction of non-communicable disease and unnatural causes of death

3.1.1

Enhance promotion of healthy lifestyles and change from risky behaviour especially among the youth

Health, DoE, DAC

Ongoing

Departments working together to train teachers in KZN and WC to help combat tobacco use in schools. Depts of Education and Health co-hosted a conference on health promoting schools. Lessons from the conference will be used to strengthen the programme

3.1.2

Enhance focus on non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, asthma and hypertension

Health

Ongoing

Health screenings done at major health events and healthy lifestyles campaign. Guidelines on treatment of diabetes type 11 published and for treatment at PHC level being finalised. DoH co-hosted the International Diabetes Conference in Dec-06

3.1.3

Work on study of causes of unnatural death to continue

StatsSA, Health

Ongoing

The multi-sectoral plan to reduce unnatural deaths targeting the Dec-06 vacation and continuing into 2007 was adopted and is being implemented

3.2

Continue implementation of Government's Comprehensive Plan to combat HIV and Aids

Health, DOE, DSD

All aspects of the Plan being implemented. 224 895 patients had been enrolled for public sector ART by Oct-06. 273 sites accredited in all districts, including in correctional facilities

3.3

Combating Tuberculosis, particularly response to Multiple Drug Resistant TB due to non-compliance

Health

National and provincial project managers have been appointed and a plan to deal with MDR and XDR-TB has been developed in collaboration with the WHO. Additional drugs required to treat XDR-TB have been sourced and are available to clinicians for use

3.4

Reducing Malaria cases by 10% per year

Health

10% per annum

Cases in 2005: 7 755 with 63 deaths; Cases in 2006: 12 098 with 87 deaths. 36% increase in cases and 28% increase in deaths. Increase resulted from malaria outbreaks in Jan-, Feb-, Mar -06 largely in Limpopo

3.5

Bring about the reduction of cost of medicines at retail outlets through use of medicine pricing regulations

Health

Mar-07

Dispensing fees for pharmacists announced by the Minister but implementation scheduled for Jan-07 has been postponed. Legal action by the pharmacy profession is pending

3.6

Further expansion of the health infrastructure, including refurbishment of existing clinics and hospitals, and the re-opening of Nursing Colleges

Health

Ongoing

Two revitalisation hospitals formally opened during 2006-07 George (WC) and Madzikane ka Zulu (EC)) Two more due to open this financial year

3.7

Ensure that hospital managers are delegated authority and held accountable for the functioning of hospitals, with policy issues regarding training, job grading and accountability managed by provincial Health Departments

Health

All provinces have delegated functions in the following areas to different levels of hospitals: finance; HR; procurement; and labour relations. All hospitals have CEOs and all CEOs have PMAs. Further delegations will be to hospitals will be phased

4

MEETING THE INCREASING CHALLENGE OF HOUSING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENT

4.1

Implement government's comprehensive programme dealing with human settlement and social infrastructure

4.1.1

Implement concrete steps to ensure that housing development contributes to eliminating the duality of living spaces inherited from apartheid

Housing, DLA, DoA, DPLG

Mar-07

Inclusive Housing Programme developed. Programme to support municipal planning through Human Settlement in IDPs approved

4.1.2

Implement the agreement reached between the Ministry of Housing and SALGA on the sale of land for housing development to allocate land close to economic centres for middle and lower income people

Housing, DLA, DoA, DPLG

Dec-06

About 60 municipal councils have adopted the moratorium on the sale of municipal land and continue to make land available for housing the poor. 80 Councils are adopting resolutions in respect of a moratorium on the sale of municipal land

4.1.3

Transform the National Housing Finance Corporation (NHFC) into a Housing Corporation that will provide finance to the poor and middle-income groups

Housing, DLA, DoA, DPLG

Mar-07

The designs for the new operating processes, technology and resource requirements still to be finalised

4.1.4

Finalise agreement on the modalities for utilising the R42 billion set aside by the financial institutions for housing development for poor and middle-income groups

Housing, DLA, DoA, DPLG

Jul-06

Financial Sector Charter Council still verifying levels of lending by banks in the target market segment. Credit-linked subsidy programme introduced

4.1.5

All households to have access to clean running water

DWAF, DPLG, Housing

2009

16.18 million people serviced with water since 1994 and 8.22 still to be serviced

4.1.6

Piloting of rental housing stock for the poor

Housing

Ongoing

Phase 1 has delivered 1131 units in Mpumalanga; 778 in Gauteng; 300 in KZN. A proposal call for phase 2 has elicited 14 proposals totaling 30 000 units which are being adjudicated. A new Community Rental Programme is being finalised for implementation

4.2

Improve capacity of municipalities to ensure the target of providing sanitation to 300 000 households per year is met and provide detailed plans to eradicate the bucket system in established settlements by 2007

DWAF, DPLG

Mar-06 & ongoing

Cabinet Lekgotla Jan-07 approved plan to accelerate delivery of sanitation in order to meet target

4.3

Ensure that each household has access to electricity by 2012

4.3.1

Complete discussions with Eskom, the provincial governments and local municipalities to ensure that free basic electricity is provided to all with the minimum delay

DME, DPLG

Mar-06

The Department of Minerals and Energy is amending Electricity Regulations Act in order to facilitate the provision of free basic electricity which is currently happening on an ad hoc basis

5

FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION

5.1

Improve Food Security

5.1.1

Agricultural Starter Pack Programme- to move people out of the Food Parcel Scheme by growing own food

DoA, DLA, DSD

Ongoing

A total of 66364 beneficiaries have been reached through the agricultural production packages in all nine provinces

5.1.2

Develop financing requirements for the farmer support programme

DoA, DLA

2007

Loans up to R24.4 million have been disbursed to successful 848 applicants. The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Mpumalanga Agricultural Development Cooperation to use them as implementing partners

5.1.3

Revive of agricultural state and state-supported community schemes to help communities

DoA, DLA

A number of Financial Assistance Land properties in KZN, North West, Limpopo, Gauteng and Mpumalanga have been fenced and basic water infrastructure developed including boreholes

5.1.4

Complete outstanding claims in the land restitution programme

DLA, DoA, Housing

2008

Since the land restitution programme began in 1995, the cumulative number of claims settled by Sep-06 stands at 72,727. The cumulative number of beneficiaries for the same period totals 1,113,909. Land restored totals 1,271, 880 ha.

5.1.5

Review the willing-buyer willing-seller policy, land acquisition models and possible manipulation of land prices; and regulate conditions under which foreigners buy land

DLA, DoA, Housing

2006

Draft framework identifying areas for review developed

5.2

Implement the National School Nutrition Programme, including social mobilisation for food gardens

DoE, Health, DPLG

2006

NSNP reached 1 883 783 learners in 6 806 schools in an average of 37 days at a cost of R71 816 246.43

6

SECOND ECONOMY INTERVENTIONS: SOCIAL SECTOR CLUSTER ASPECTS

6.1

Extend Expanded Public Works Programme

6.1.1

Ensure that 3000 Community Development Workers are deployed in each local municipality municipalities

Refer to G&A

Mar-06

The target of deploying 3000 Community Development Workers in Municipalities has been exceeded, To date 3 459 community development workers have been deployed in over 2000 wards across all municipalities

6.1.2

Implement the integrated plan for comprehensive Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programmes

DoE

2006 & Ongoing

A strategy for the massification of ECD is being developed as per decision of July 2006 Cabinet Lekgotla

6.1.3

Introduce steps to increase the numbers of Community Health Workers

Health

2006 & Ongoing

The Community Care Worker Youth Programme is being implemented in partnership with the EU in Limpopo and F State. Plans to implement in W Cape and KZN are advanced. The programme is being developed in North West, E Cape, N Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga

6.2

Implementation of ISRDP & URP

6.2.1

Implement the financing protocol for Rural Development and Urban Renewal nodes

DPLG, Housing, DWAF, DHA

Ongoing

To date, the financing protocol has been consulted with 3 provinces (E Cape, N Cape, and W Cape) and ongoing support is provided to provinces and national sector departments to assist them to have medium-term support plans for the nodes

6.2.2

Undertake impact assessment studies in 4 nodes (2 rural & 2 urban) and presentation of the findings of such study to Cabinet

DPLG, Stats SA

Jul-06

Assessments completed

6.3

Finalise rural transport development strategy

DoT, DPW, DPLG

Jul-06

The Department is in the process of procuring service providers to assist with the updating and finalising the strategy

7

EDUCATION- BROADENING ACCESS AND IMPROVING QUALITY

7.1

Implement National Skills Development Strategy, with R21.9 billion allocation over 5 years, working with the Economic Cluster

7.1.1

Recapitalise all technical colleges, ensuring relevance to the needs of the economy

DoE, DOL

Ongoing

Partnerships with the construction, tourism, steel, ICT sectors have been forged. A Ministerial Task Team is establishing readiness implementation and will monitor re-capitalisation spending. The DoE has provided guidelines for fast tracking

7.1.2

Improve cooperation between SETAs and the Further Education and Training Colleges as well as institutions of higher education

DOL, DoE

Ongoing

All SETAs have set up MoUs with at least one public FET College to deliver on learnerships and skills programmes. By Mar-06 SETAs reported 71% coverage of all provinces with learners in skills development projects, many of the projects with FET Colleges

7.1.3

Increase output of universities in priority sectors by aligning NSFAS and subsidy funding with scarce skills

DoE, DOL

Ongoing

A number of initiatives are in place, such as Innovative Postdoctoral Fellowship and graduates (for PhD graduates), the DST Research Professional Development Programme (for Masters/PhD students) and the DST Centres of Excellence

7.1.4

Increase the resource allocation for Research and Development and Innovation, and increase the pool of young researchers

DST, DOE

Ongoing

The SA Research Chairs Initiative has allocated the first 17 chairs. The next allocation will be completed in early 2007 (±50 chairs)

7.2

Improve provision of general education

7.2.1

Target 529 schools to double the Maths and Science higher grade graduate output to 50 000 by 2008

DoE, DST

2008

400 schools were added to the Dinaledi schools. 80 Master Teachers for maths and physical science Higher Grade were trained in September 2006. Master trainers will further train master teachers in Dinaledi schools

7.2.2

Update the schools register of needs and ensure safe classrooms and healthy environments such as access to clean water and sanitation

DoE

2007

By 28 Sept-06, 84% (25 348) of estimated 30 000 institutions were audited. The process of data cleaning will be completed by Mar-07

7.2.3

Ensure that there is no learner and student learning under a tree

DoE, DPW

Mar-06

Monthly reports from MECs to the Minister indicate that all provinces have dealt with this issue. However, Limpopo has reported new incidents of school collapse and this matter is being investigated

7.2.4

All schools to have access to clean water and sanitation

DoE, DWAF

Mar-07

Provincial education departments indicated that 52% (313 schools) of the target (597 schools) has been provided with clean water, and 27% (594 schools) of the target (2 211 schools) have been provided with sanitation

7.2.5

Allocate more resources to interventions in education and training, including additional support to poor areas (QIDS-UP)

DOE, DPW,

Ongoing

A total of 15 503 Primary Schools across the country have been identified to benefit in the QIDS UP programme with priority being given to adequate resourcing to improve learning, especially in literacy and numeracy

7.2.6

Eliminate fees for the poorest quintile of primary schools

DOE, NT

2008

The Minister of Education declared National Quintiles 1 and 2 schools (40% of public school learners nationally) will be "No Fee Schools" in 2007

8

CROSS CUTTING PRIORITIES

8.1

Youth Development

8.1.1

Undertake an intensive campaign to link up unemployed graduates registered on the database with economic opportunities

NYC, Umsobomvu

2006 &Ongoing

728 placement requests were received during the reporting period. 713 CVs were forwarded to companies to meet these requests. 15 placements were made bringing total placements since inception to 822.

8.1.2

Enrol at least 10 000 young people in the National Youth Service Programme

NYC, Umsobomvu

2007

Up to date 8 160 young people have been registered in 16 different NYS registered projects.

8.1.3

Expand the reach of business support system to young people and intensify the Youth Co-operatives Programme, skills training and business empowerment

DTI, DoA, NYC, Umsobomvu

2006 & ongoing

R300 million has been invested on 8 000 SMMEs. An extra R281 million has being raised from private partners.

8.1.4

Conduct a review of the National Youth Development Policy Framework & the effectiveness of institutional mechanisms set to implement the youth policy

NYC & The Presidency

2006

Efforts to review two important institutions that support youth development are on-going.

8.1.5

Strategically locate Youth Units/Directorates in such a manner that DGs take direct responsibility

DPSA, The Presidency & All Departments

2006 & ongoing

Departments such as Defence, Social Development, DPLG, DEAT, Education, Arts & Culture, Health, Water Affairs, & Science & Technology have Directorates/Units that support youth development as a strategic cross cutting function

8.1.7

Increase youth participation in ABET Programmes that facilitate access into further learning & other development opportunities

DOL & DoE

Ongoing

By September 2006 SETAs reported that 44, 642 workers had entered ABET learning programmes. 11% of these workers were Youth

8.1.8

Set up at least 100 Youth Advisory Centres (YACs)

NYC, UYF, DOL, DoE & GCIS

2006

To date 93 YACs are operational in addition to the first generation YACs, and the UYF-operated full service YAC in Tshwane, bringing the total number of access points 100

8.1.9

Enrol 5000 volunteers to act as mentors to vulnerable children & increase youth participation in national programmes that enhance Social Cohesion

NYC, UYF, Arts & Culture, DSD & Sport & Recreation

2006 & ongoing

Of the 5 000 target set for the mentorship programme, 1 667 mentors are in place through the Big Brother Big Sister project.

8.2

Social Crime Prevention

Social, Economic & JCPS Clusters

Ongoing

An internal audit on schools with the highest prevalence of crime and violence has been conducted. The anti-crime measures already in place are being implemented. Refer to JCPS