25 January 2007
Cabinet held its first ordinary meeting of the year in Pretoria on 23
January 2007. This meeting preceded the January Cabinet Lekgotla which was held
from 23 to 25 January 2007.
As is normally the case, the Cabinet Lekgotla reviewed the implementation of
government's programme of action in 2006 and identified key priorities for
2007. The outcome of the Lekgotla will be communicated by the President in his
State of the Nation Address in Parliament on 9 February 2007. The decisions of
the Lekgotla will constitute the government's programme of action for the
year.
The Cabinet meeting received a report on the project to review and assess
the senior management service in the public sector. This review covered matters
such as recruitment, selection and measures to retain the services of senior
managers in the public service. The report was noted and it was agreed that
more work will be done to deal with other matters such as standardising
recruitment and selection, refining mechanisms to deal with transfers and
secondment of senior managers in the public service. The Governance and
Administration cluster will finalise the matter for submission to the July 2007
Lekgotla.
The meeting approved the State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) supplier development
policy. This policy is aimed at maximising the impact of large scale capital
and related operational expenditure programmes of SOEs on shared growth. The
meeting resolved that more work would be done to align the SOE Competitive
Supplier Development Programme with the National Industrial Participation
Programme (NIPP).
Cabinet noted that preparations for the hosting of the Fourth World Congress
of Rural Women (WCRM), to be held in Durban from 19 to 26 April, were on track.
An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) was set up to oversee the preparations for
this historic congress. The IMC will consist of the Ministers of Foreign
Affairs, Social Development, Finance, Education, Safety and Security, Minister
in the Presidency, Health and Home Affairs.
The following appointments were approved:
* two Deputy Directors-General (DDGs) in the Department of Education
* Mr C Savage and Ms T Seretse were approved as non-Executive Directors of
Denel
* The following were appointed to the Board of Directors of the Greater St
Lucia Wetlands Park Authority: Mr M Msimang (Chairperson), Ms K S Mathebula, Ms
G Mji, Mr E F Mfeka, Mr L M Mthombeni, Ms S Mancotywa, Mr I M Tembe, Mr A Lax
and Mr Zaloumis.
Enquiries:
Themba Maseko
Cell: 083 645 0810
Issued by: Government Communications (GCIS)
25 January 2007
Source: SAPA
