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Department: Office of the Premier
ordinating institutionalised days, a function that was previously performed by Department of Sports,

Recreation Arts and Culture (DSRAC).

1.6 The Acts, rules and regulations

The constitutional mandate of the Premier is derived from section 125 of the Constitution of the Republic
of South Africa (Act No. 108 of 1996). This section provides the Premier and the executive council the

authority over a province. In addition to the Constitution and the Public Service Act (No. 103 of 1994),
other important legislative guidelines include the following: Labour Relations Act (No. 66 of 1995); Basic
Conditions of Employment Act, (No. 75 of 1997); Skills Development Act, (No 97 of 1998); State

Information Technology Agency Act, (No. 88 of 1998); Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, (No 3 of
2000); Promotion of Access to Information Act, (No 2 of 2000); Preferential Procurement Policy Framework

Act, (No. 5 of 2000); Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, (No. 25 of 2002); National Youth
Policy (2015-2020); and Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act (13 of 2005).

1.7 Budget decisions

The department has set itself five outcomes around which it will rally all its resources over the 2023 MTEF.

Due to growing demands and the shrinking fiscus, the department continues to implement austerity
measures to ensure that resources are redirected towards realising the department’s objectives. The
department had to reprioritise its budget taking into account the fiscal constraints to ensure continuity of

projects and amongst other things over the 2023 MTEF. The department will: adopt a hybrid approach to
service delivery through physical and virtual meetings, prioritise inter programme and inter departmental
collaborations.

The department will be implementing a four programme structure as approved by DPSA and conditionally

approved by National Treasury, in a view of focusing on the key mandate of the department and seeking
to collaborate or tapping onto resources earmarked for the building investment for the province. In the

2022/2023 the department was operating on a three programme structure. The functions shifts for
Microsoft Licencing and commemoration days have been decided by the Province to be co-ordinated by
the Office of the Premier as such funds have been centralised under OTP. The department has also

received funding for Isiqalo Youth Fund over the 2023 MTEF as the provincial government continues to
reflect its commitment towards youth development and entrepreneurship.

1.8 Aligning departmental budgets to achieve government’s prescribed outcomes
The mandate of the department continues to be guided by the Medium-Term Strategic Framework and the

Provincial Development Plan and thus continues to ensure that the resource allocations are aligned to
these plans. The department responds to National Outcome 12 “an efficient, effective and development
oriented public service and empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship” and as such the department’s

budget has been allocated to support its achievement. Key to this is institutionalising long-term planning;

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