Overview: Strategic roadmap of the Department

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Overview Strategic roadmap of the Department

• Presentation by
• Ms N Ngele
• the Acting Director- General
• Department Water Affairs (DWA)
• 12 August 2009

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Outline

• Vision
• Values
• Alignment of the DWA strategic plan to the Medium
  Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) 2009 - 2014

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Vision

• A dynamic, people-centred Department, leading
  the effective management of the nations water
  resources, to meet the needs of current and
  future generations

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Values

• The core values are
• Transparency
• Respect
• Excellence
• Everyone
• Remembered as TREE

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Legislative Mandate RegulationSection 155(7)
of the Constitution

• The national government, subject to section 44,
  and the provincial governments have the
  legislative and executive authority to see to the
  effective performance by municipalities of their
  functions in respect of matters listed in
  schedules 4 and 5, by regulation the exercise by
  municipalities of their executive authority
  referred to in section 156(1)

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Legislative Mandate RegulationChapter VIII of
section 62 of Water Services Act, 1997

• The Minister and any relevant Province must
  monitor the performance of every water services
  institution in order to ensure compliance with
• - all applicable national standards prescribed
  under this Act
• - all norms and standards for tariffs prescribed
  under this Act
• - every applicable development plan, policy
  statement or business plan adopted in terms of
  this Act.
• Every water services institution must
• furnish such information as maybe required by the
  Minister after consultation with the Minister for
  Provincial Affairs and Constitutional
  Development and
• Allow the Minister access to its books, records
  and physical assets to the extent necessary for
  the Minister to carry out the monitoring
  functions contemplated above.

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Policy Mandate Regulation Strategic Framework
For Water Services approved by Cabinet in 2003

• The role of DWAF as regulator Until such time
  as it is considered appropriate for an
  independent regulatory function to be created,
  DWAF will fulfil the role of the National
  Regulator of the WS sector. (Section 7.1)
• A national regulation strategy DWAF will
  develop a regulation strategy to implement the
  regulatory framework. (Section 7.2)

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Alignment to the MTSF
MTSF priorities DWA strategic goals Branches
Strategic priority 1 Speeding up growth and transformation the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihood Transformation Corporate services Chief Operations Officer (COO) Regions
Strategic priority 2 Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure Ensure universal access to safe and affordable basic water Regions
Strategic priority 2 Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure Build operate and maintain infrastructure National Water Resources Infrastructure Regions
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Alignment to the MTSF cont
MTSF priorities DWA strategic goals Branches
Strategic priority 8 Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international cooperation Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international cooperation Policy Regulation
Strategic priority 9 Sustainable Resource Management and use Ensuring sustainable and equitable water resources management Policy Regulation Regions
Strategic priority 10 Building a developmental state including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions Aligned and effective institution Corporate services Finance
Strategic priority 10 Building a developmental state including improvement of public services and strengthening democratic institutions Create a value driven, effective and responsive department Corporate services Finance
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Branches