You see, our discussions are at this stage with provinces and the cities, because that is where transformation will be driven from in addition to national government.
There have to be a lot of implementation changes in respect of our discussions with some of the provinces. Some of them will introduce changes to Early Childhood Development and link it up into the education chain; others will tackle the urbanisation programme. The letter I got from the Premier of the Western Cape province is about issues relating to youth employment, and issues relating to crime in townships.
It is by tackling things differently that we will drive the changes. You watch and engage yourself in the process, and do not just spectate the process, and then you might understand that development is actually exceedingly hard work and requires a lot of attention to detail. You will learn in the process, hon Harris. Thank you.
Particulars regarding desired change in culture of government
288. Ms M C Mohale (ANC) asked the Minister in the Presidency - Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration:
(1) With reference to the Mid-Term Review Report that was released on 1 June 2012 in which it was stated that it would take time and perseverance to achieve the desired culture change, what (a) specifically is the change of culture that is being sought and (b) lessons have been learnt with regard to the first set of delivery agreements; (2) whether the need for a change in the culture of government as identified in the report is linked to the decision to revise and improve the delivery agreements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NO3365E