President Cyril Ramaphosa | First Cabinet Meeting
By Thabo Mosia
Pretoria, Gauteng – President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the outcomes of the Cabinet Lekgotla during the opening of Parliament on 18 July. This lekgotla, the first under the Government of National Unity (GNU), is being held at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Tshwane this weekend.
The primary agenda of the gathering is to outline the governmental programme of action for the seventh administration. High-profile attendees include Deputy President Paul Mashatile, numerous Ministers, and provincial Premiers.
Speaking to media on the sidelines, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni emphasized the significance of the plans being formulated. “The programme of action is guided by the priorities set out in the GNU’s Statement of Intent,” she said.
Key Priorities Outlined
The priorities discussed include:
- Economic growth, job creation, and transformation
- Creating a more just society
- Stabilising local government
- Investing in people through education, skills development, and healthcare
- Building state capacity
- Strengthening law enforcement agencies
- Enhancing the effectiveness of Parliament
- Promoting social cohesion, nation-building, and democratic participation
- Advancing foreign policy grounded in human rights and peaceful conflict resolution
Minister Ntshavheni elaborated, “[Some of the priorities] focus on economic growth, inclusive growth and job creation. We are looking at what we should do to unlock the economy to grow so that it can create jobs for the people of South Africa.”
Evidence-Based Planning
The lekgotla’s actions will be steered by evidence-based planning. This involves a presentation by Statistician General Risenga Maluleke on key indicators and their implications for government programmes.
“We’ve tabled the budget of Statistics SA to say we are starting to work on the indicators of how … to support the implementation of the District Development Model to be evidence based…and to strengthen our research capabilities,” Ntshavheni noted.
Cabinet Adoption and Implementation
Following the lekgotla, the resulting programme of action will be formally adopted by the Cabinet. Ntshavheni clarified, “Cabinet is the governing authority of South Africa so it will adopt it and [then] clusters will go and work on their priorities and initiatives.”
The Minister stressed the importance of collaboration across party lines for effective governance. “We are going to implement government priorities collectively because there’s no ‘DA minister’, there’s no ‘ANC minister’, there is only a ‘minister of government’.”
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