Thank you, hon Speaker and hon members. The Presidential Co-ordinating Council, PCC, is a crucial co-ordinating mechanism that, once a quarter, brings together the President, premiers, representatives of the SA Local Government Association and Ministers with concurrent functions for a discussion, primarily on governance and service- delivery matters. The PCC gives effect to the provisions of Chapter 3 of the Constitution and the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act.
In our meetings we receive reports and share ideas on the implementation of government priorities at provincial and local government levels. We also identify bottlenecks in our delivery machinery and put in place processes to unlock the challenges.
For example, the last PCC, which was held in May, focused exclusively on matters relating to human settlements. A number of obstacles were identified in the areas of planning, financing and land availability, among others. We have put in place processes to respond to each of these.
Recently, the PCC also extensively discussed the issue of legislation that hindered service delivery at provincial and local levels. This matter was introduced by the Premier of the Western Cape, supported by all premiers.
The outcomes of PCC meetings are sent to Cabinet for processing, so that outputs can become Cabinet decisions for implementation. Thank you. [Applause.]