Build a Capable, Ethical and Developmental State

Bring stability to governance in key metros and improve delivery of basic services.
Strengthen national government's ability to intervene in struggling municipalities.
Implement reforms to improve governance and achieve financial sustainability.

Standardise and professionalise appointment of municipal managers and CFOs, and ensure independent oversight of the appointment process.
Implement reforms for better governance and financial sustainability.
Collaborate with traditional leaders on local development.

Implement the professionalisation framework for the public service.
Establish the Office of the Head of the Public Administration.
Introduce a Graduate Recruitment Scheme and examination for public service recruitment.

Strengthen the role of the Presidency in planning and coordination.
Strengthen the role of the Public Service Commission in the appointment of Directors-General, SOE board directors and key positions such as the National Director of Public - Prosecutions to shield them from political interference.
Implement recommendations of the Presidential State-owned Enterprises Council, including the establishment of a - centralised ownership model for state-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Strengthen law enforcement agencies like the NPA and Hawks, including the permanent NPA Investigating Directorate against Corruption.
Strengthen whistleblower protections through stronger legislation.
Implement the National Anti-Corruption Strategy.
Strengthen accountability and conduct lifestyle audits for officials.

Tackle priority crimes like gang violence, cash-in-transit heists and the construction mafia through specialised police units.
Move towards evidence-based, data-driven policing.
Increase the use of proven safety technologies, including the modernisation of the 10111 emergency hotline.
Work closely with community policing forums.

Implement the National Strategic Plan on Gender-based Violence and Femicide.
Expand victim support services, like the Thuthuzela Centres and GBV desks in police stations.

Combat infrastructure crime by securing electricity, logistics, water and other critical infrastructure.

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