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PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE ESTIMATES OF PUBLIC ENTITIES REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2023/24

Eastern Cape Aids Council (ECAC) also completed a Monitoring and Evaluation Report focusing on
the National Plan on HIV, TB and STIs Monitoring and Evaluation Framework. ECAC has also
supported effective Multi-sectoral HIV/AIDS responses through engagements with the District AIDS

Council in the Chris Hani District Municipality. The programme produced District Status Report on HIV,
TB and STI responses for the Amatole. Alfred Nzo, BCM, Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi and OR Tambo
District Municipalities. Furthermore, was the conclusion of Human Rights Social Lab dealing with

discrimination and marginalisation of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and
Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community.

KPMO has produced three portfolio briefings covering the EC Germany Investment Promotion Report,

Economic Roundtable Follow-up Briefing and Transnet Investments to the Eastern Cape Province
Briefing. Three (3) Business Intelligence Reports were produced. These covered various topics,
including Provincial Development Plan, Infrastructure, Ruling Party, Poverty, Hunger, Agriculture,
Provincial District Municipality, Data Cleansing and Reconciliation, Provincial Data Centre, Data

Warehousing, Hardware, and Software. The KPMO also provided technical support to the Eastern
Cape Department of Transport supporting the Welisizwe Barley Bridges project.

7.2 Key challenges

• The strategic challenge facing ECSECC is to strengthen and support the provincial government
through ensuring provision of timely and accurate policy advice and decision-support that enables
the Eastern Cape Province to attain and maintain its intended development trajectory.
• This can be achieved through a high degree of participatory, empowering, and sustainable

stakeholder engagement to inform the customisation of both policy and implementation
interventions based on the requirements, interests, and needs of stakeholders and beneficiaries.

• To ensure the effective and efficient operation of multi-stakeholder platforms, with the intention to
provide innovative decision support, policy advice and advance the co-creation and
implementation of strategic initiatives a strategy response with four (4) interconnected pillars has
been developed: Increase organisational maturity; advance stakeholder leadership and

collaboration; produce high-quality policy advice; and strengthen implementation support.

8. 2023/24 Performance Outlook

• Put to action the Provincial Research Agenda (including evaluation research and the
establishment of the Regional Observatory)
• Supporting the implementation of the DDM One Plans in the Eastern Cape as part of pursuing

the long term development agenda
• Governance & co-ordination support to the catalytic African Eastern Seaboard
• Providing policy advice on Catalytic Infrastructure Projects (incl. improving technical support the

Infrastructure portfolio)
• Implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education programme in the Eastern Cape
Province

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