Implementation plan to accelerate the kick-in of National Health Insurance

Committee on Health Hears Plans for Implementation of NHI

Ensure that we also reduce the high cost of living through ensuring that everyone in South Africa has equal access to equitable, accessible and affordable quality healthcare.

President Ramaphosa signs the BELA Bill into law, a significant step towards transforming and enhancing the country's basic education system.&nbsp;

President Cyril Ramaphosa signs BELA Bill into law

Ensure schools are conducive to education, with enough classrooms, safe and appropriate sanitation facilities, clean water and a daily meal for those who need it

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture signs MoU with Minister of Basic Education to roll out &nbsp;extra-curricular activities in Public schools.
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School Sports Development

Expand vocational and technical training in schools and post-school institutions, and take a demand-led approach to skills development.

Intensifying the fight against crime

President Cyril Ramaphosa: Signing of Western Cape Cooperation Agreement for Safety and Policing

Will continue to tackle priority crimes like illegal mining, gang violence, cash-in-transit heists and the construction mafia through specialised police units.

The Department of Water and Sanitation is revitalising existing infrastructure to expand water supply and has established a War Room to keep track of the developments or progress on the maintenance work done at the Lesotho Highlands tunnel between November and March 2025 when the tunnel is scheduled to reopen.
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Water and Sanitation on progress of work on Lesotho Highlands Water Tunnel

Continue with institutional reforms in the water sector to enable greater investment in bulk water infrastructure and better regulation of water services across the country.

Continue to implement the National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, and expand victim support services, like the ThuthuzelaCentres and GBV desks in police stations.

Strengthen healthcare infrastructure, improving training of healthcare personnel and using technology to improve healthcare management.

Focus on achieving universal access to early childhood development, which is a prerequisite for improved learning in later years

Ensure that local governments properly implement the indigent policy so that the old, the infirm and the poor are able to get assistance with the payment of basic services

Introduce a sustainable form of income support for unemployed people to address the challenge of income poverty

Invest in digital identity and payments, expand access to affordable broadband, and increase training for young people in digital skills

Expand and institutionalise The Presidential Employment Stimulus, the Expanded Public Works Programme and other initiatives under the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention so that more and more young people can participate in job opportunities and skills development

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Committee on Health Hears Plans for Implementation of NHI