{"id":1500,"date":"2020-01-28T12:29:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T12:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2020\/01\/28\/mec-nomandla-bloem-opening-remarks-at-the-mecman-27-january-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-01-28T12:29:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T12:29:35","slug":"mec-nomandla-bloem-opening-remarks-at-the-mecman-27-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2020\/01\/28\/mec-nomandla-bloem-opening-remarks-at-the-mecman-27-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC NOMANDLA BLOEM OPENING REMARKS AT THE MECMAN 27 JANUARY 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

27 January 2020<\/span><\/strong>
Acting HOD,<\/span><\/strong>
Rre Lerato Wa Modise;<\/span><\/strong>
Acting HOD, Mme Mashobao;<\/span><\/strong>
Head of Ministry, Rre Mohibidu;<\/span><\/strong>
Senior Managers;<\/span><\/strong>
Ladies and Gentlemen,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Good morning<\/span><\/p>\n

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Let me start by welcoming every-one of you, wishing you and your loved ones a prosperous new year.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year Ladies and Gentlemen<\/strong>, I want us to collectively declare the year of More Action and Less Talk- Business Unusual in the advancement of the Socio-Economic challenges faced by our people<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

This is the year in which we need to prepare ourselves to carry more responsibilities and confront challenges head-on and provide durable and practical solutions. <\/span><\/p>\n

We are meeting here today, with one mission and vision to pursue the strategic vision of making our Province a Modern, Growing and Successful Province<\/strong> a reality. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ladies and Gentlemen-Senior Managers<\/strong>, I want us to come out of this extended planning session with a comprehensive implementation and workerable plan for the Department. <\/span><\/p>\n

This year we are going to move forward with speed to improve on service delivery for our people. However, that will only be achieved if we change what has to be changed and consolidate what is working. <\/span><\/p>\n

The regional staff meetings and Farmers\u2019 Indaba I embarked on, should be an eye-opener and encourage us to work even harder in resolving the challenges that are hindering our employees and our stakeholders from bringing services to our people. <\/span><\/p>\n

The issue of information technology (IT) should take a centre stage- we can\u2019t be preaching the 4th Industrial Revolution<\/strong> when we cannot provide basic IT services to our employees. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Executive and Senior Managers should lead from the front and make sure that targets are met and be rest assured that on all of this I will be playing an active oversight and provide guidance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ladies and Gentlemen<\/strong>, the Ministry will continue to play active oversight over the department, and there is a need to be more efficient and effective in the implementation of our decisions as well as:<\/span><\/p>\n