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Intergovernmental structures

A number of intergovernmental structures promote and facilitate co-operative governance and intergovernmental relations between the respective spheres of government.

These include:

• The President’s Co-ordinating Council (PCC), comprising the President, the Minister of Provincial and Local Government, and the nine premiers.
• Ministerial clusters, directors-general clusters and the Forum of South African Directors-General (FOSAD), which promote programme integration at national and provincial level.
• Ministerial fora (or MinMecs) between responsible line-function ministers at national level and their respective counterparts at provincial-government level, which normally meet quarterly. These forums are supported by technical committees.
• A number of intergovernmental forums that facilitate co-operative government and intergovernmental relations.

To improve integration among all spheres of government in both policy development and implementation, the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005 (Act 13 of 2005) [PDF] was promulgated in August 2005.

Source: South Africa Yearbook 2007/08
Editor: D Burger. Government Communication and Information System

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