“Khawuleza”: President’s Coordinating Council model for service delivery

President Cyril Ramaphosa summoned the first President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) meeting with new administration selected, at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, 20 August 2019.

Who will be attending the President’s Coordinating Council?

The Presidency hosted this meeting with a bit of help from his co-chair, Deputy President, David Mabuza. In attendance are the Minister in The Presidency and the Ministers of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Finance and Public Service and Administration, along with Premiers, Executive Mayors, Directors-General and the leadership of the South African Local Government Association.

Ramaphosa mentioned in his State of The Nation Address in June, that this new administration will fiercely focus in sharpening and strengthening cooperative governance and a rational national programme of action will be implemented.

The new model: “Khawuleza”

On Tuesday, the key focus was on a new model, “Khawuleza”; this district coordination model intently looks at the improvement of impactful government service development and delivery. It will closely focus on 44 Districts and covers eight Metros, the three departments of government will be adjusted to this implementation.

“The state is not just a conveyor belt of service delivery; it must play an active role in driving development and opening up the economy. This we can do by focusing on the 7 priorities we have identified as a country.  We don’t just want our cities to be Mecca’s of economic opportunity, but our towns, villages and townships as well. It is in these areas where the unemployed youth of our country live.”

President Cyril Ramaphosa

“We need to treat youth unemployment as the crisis that it is”

Ramaphosa further stated that this will need the cooperation of government departments and other state institutions. As further support for the existing youth job-seeker support services, infrastructure and facilities are desperately needed. The development of job opportunities and government programmes across different sectors will be emphasised including the development of township economies and small business support.

“We need to treat youth unemployment as the crisis that it is, and we have therefore developed a multi-pronged approach to bring young people into the world of work in far greater numbers.”

President Cyril Ramaphosa

The PCC also assess the progress of the Economic Stimulus and Recovery Plan being put forward by the government to secure economic stability.

“We have told the nation that gone are the days of communities waiting decades for a clinic or a school, only for it to be built without any consideration of other needs like transportation or safety or water and sanitation in the community where they are located. “

President Cyril Ramaphosa