Limpopo Business 2016-17 edition

Department of Public Works, Roads
and Infrastructure
The Department’s primary focus is to facilitate the
provision of economic infrastructure in support of
the selected development cluster value chains, as
well as the community infrastructure required to
provide household services. Several support agencies
(ie municipalities and private businesses) need
to be engaged in this process. Other major responsibilities
include the building of internal professional
capacity and the maintenance of existing infrastructure
(and assets).
Department of Transport
The Department is planning to increase the subsidy
rates of those operators who are still operating on
very low rates, introducing additional trips on current
subsidised routes where there is an increased
demand for bus services, and to introduce an electronic
bus monitoring system over the five-year period.
With regard to transport regulation, the target
is to decrease fatal road crashes by 2% per year over
the MTSF period as well as to reduce traffic offences
on public roads. The number and professional conduct
of traffic officers will have to be improved for
this purpose. An Accident Statistical Analysis Module
will also be implemented.
Department of Sport, Arts
and Culture
The Department wants to ensure that, through the
LDP, Limpopo is able to have a diverse, socially cohesive
society that enjoys a common national identity.
They have already starting holding inclusive social
cohesion summits in Limpopo, highlighting key issues.
The province aims to raise the competitiveness
of all contestants from Limpopo in national and international
sport, arts and cultural events. They also want
to create sports, arts and culture sub-communities in
every ward of every municipality in Limpopo.
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Department of Safety and Security
The aim is to establish and maintain effective
Community Police Forums in every municipality in
Limpopo. This is intended to help with the reduction
of crime incidence across the spectrum of crime
categories, as reported in the crime statistics of the
National SAPS Department. The LDP will also put in
place information systems to report on the progress
with regard to the local community police forums.
Provincial Treasury
The Provincial Treasury is responsible for general risk
mitigation relating to the LDP, primarily through the
Provincial Risk Office, but also in collaboration with the
risk managers of other departments. The compilation
and management of a Provincial Risk Profile is urgently
needed. Treasury is also responsible for the Financial Risk
Mitigation Strategy, including the provincial value-formoney
expenditure review. This review should be aimed
at maximising the development impact of the provincial
budget in terms of quality-of-life improvements and job
creation for all citizens.
Through the Limpopo Development Plan,
Limpopo intends to revive itself from just being a
rural province, and it has made sure that everything
it does according to this plan benefits the provincial
people and the nation as a whole.
CONTACT INFO
Contact person: Phuti Seloba
Physical address: 40 Hans Van Rensburg
Street, Polokwane 0699
Tel: +27 15 287 6000
Email: Selobap@premier.limpopo.gov.za
Website: www.limpopo.gov.za
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