About Government - Programmes

Government programmes and projects

Employment
Economic issues
Rural development
Social and community development
Justice, crime prevention and security
Education
Population registration
Transport
Energy
Youth
Women
Housing
Health
Environment
International relations
Science and Technology
Arts and culture
Agriculture
Communications
Governance and administration
Programme of Action
Public participation

Employment

Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) - provides poverty and income relief through temporary work for the unemployed. EPWP includes the Home-Based Community Care and Food for Waste Programmes.
The New Growth Path (NGP) is aimed at enhancing growth, employment creation and equity.
the dti provides financial support to qualifying companies in various sectors of the economy. Financial support is offered for various economic activities, including manufacturing, business competitiveness, export development and market access, as well as foreign direct investment.
Finance for Small Businesses
- Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
- Technology for Sustainable Livelihoods
- Registering your business
Working for Water eradicates invasive alien vegetation to conserve water and the environment, providing jobs and training to approximately 20 000 people per annum.
Working on Fire is a multi-partner organisation focused on integrated fire management and veld and wild fire fighting, combined with the need to create jobs and develop skills.
Working for Wetlands uses wetland rehabilitation as a vehicle for job creation, skills development, and the wise use of wetlands.
The South African Decent Work Country programme: through this programme, the International Labour Organisation and government, organised business, organised labour and the community constituency give support to initiatives aimed at promoting the decent work agenda.

Economic issues

The New Growth Path - aimed at enhancing growth, employment creation and equity.
the dti provides financial support to qualifying companies in various sectors of the economy. Financial support is offered for various economic activities, including manufacturing, business competitiveness, export development and market access, as well as foreign direct investment.
Finance for Small Businesses
- Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)
- Technology for Sustainable Livelihoods
- Registering your business
RSA Retail Savings Bonds - government developed these bonds to encourage the public to start saving.

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Rural development

Comprehensive Rural Development Programme is aimed a creating sustainable rural communities throughout the country.
National Rural Youth Service Corps programme aims to enhance skills development by providing unemployed youth in the rural areas with opportunities to work in their communities and to be trained to provide the necessary services for local socio-economic development.

Social and community development

Neighbourhood Development Grant programme - a conditional grant to municipalities to stimulate and accelerate investment in poor, underserved residential neighbourhoods.
Home-Based Community Care Programme provides health and social services to vulnerable people in their homes, and trains caregivers to administer these services.

Justice, crime prevention and security

Implementation of anti-crime initiatives - the crime situation in South Africa lead to the implementation of anti-crime initiatives in 2007.
Review of the Criminal Justice System - interventions to transform the country's Criminal Justice System (CJS) into one where crimes are fully investigated, courts are efficient and prisons support the rehabilitation of offenders.

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Education

Early Childhood Development - a comprehensive approach to programmes and policies for children from birth to nine years of age.
Kha ri Gude Mass Literacy Campaign - teaches adults to read and write.
The Bill of Responsibilities aims to teach children that with the rights that they enjoy under the Constitution, they also have responsibilities.

Population registration

The new Smart Identity Document (ID) card will eventually replace the current green bar-coded ID document.

Transport

S'hamba Sonke (walking together) is a labour-intensive road-maintenance programme involving all provinces.
Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT) is an efficient bus transport system linking different parts of cities.
The Taxi Recapitalisation Programme aims to replace old, unsafe taxis with new vehicles.
Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project was launched on 8 October 2007 to ease increasing congestion on Gauteng roads.
Road safety - Arrive Alive is a road safety plan that peaks over the festive periods in December and Easter.

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Energy

The Energy Efficiency Programme deals with the problems with electricity supply.

Youth

Youth development - the National Youth Development Agency will enhance service and development opportunities provided to the youth.
Youth Economic Partcipation - coordinate the efforts of State Owned Companies (SOC) under the Department of Public Enterprises towards maximising their inputs towards youth economic empowerment.

Women

Women Economic Empowerment Financial Assistance - financial incentives from the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) that helps women in various areas of business development.

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Housing

Sustainable human settlements: Breaking new ground - this programme aims to eradicate informal settlements in South Africa.
- Community Residential Unit (CRU) Programme
- Integrated Residential Development Programme (IRDP)

Health

Partnership Against HIV and AIDS - Government launched this partnership in 1998 fight the spread of HIV and AIDS.
HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) Campaign

Environment

Working for Water - eradicates invasive alien vegetation to conserve water and the environment.
Working on Fire is a multi-partner organisation focused on integrated fire management and veld and wild firefighting.
Working for Wetlands works towards protecting wetlands
LandCare - communities and individuals are urged to manage South Africa’s environment and natural resources using an ecologically sustainable approach.

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International relations

South Africa has relations within southern Africa, on the continent of Africa and in the world.

Science and technology

Square Kilometre Array (SKA) - South Africa is leading Africa’s bid to host the world's most powerful radio telescope, the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
Technology for Sustainable Livelihoods aims to create jobs for communities by helping to establish small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs).

Arts and Culture

Investing in Culture Programme provides access to skills and markets.
Mosadi wa Konokono Campaign celebrates the achievements of women who use arts, culture and heritage to uplift themselves and their communities.

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Agriculture

Female Farmer of the Year empowers women in agriculture by recognising their contributions and increasing their visibility.
Micro-Agricultural Financial Institutions of South Africa (Mafisa) - a micro and retail agricultural finance scheme for financially active poor people.
Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development provides grants to previously disadvantaged individuals to get land for agriculture.

Communications

Digital migration involves the migration from analogue to digital broadcasts.

Governance and administration

Batho Pele - the Batho Pele principles were developed to guide government employees in their work with the public.
Disaster management - The National Disaster Management Centre ensures integrated institutional capacity for disaster risk management.
Centre for Public Service Innovation nurtures innovation in the public sector.
Access to information - The Promotion of Access to Information Act 2000 (PAIA) guarantees the public access to information that is not classified secret.

Programme of Action

Programme of Action - The Programme of Action (POA) system monitors progress of delivery agreements with national Ministers.

Public participation

Public Participation Framework for Parliament and the Legislatures - with this programme Parliament and the Legislatures want to enhance public participation in their work.

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