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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year
2.2 Key challenges

Since the Civilian Secretariat for Police Act was enacted in 2011, the department is still experiencing a
challenge with regard to delivering on its legislated mandate. The lack of financial and human resources

impacts on the following areas:
x Monitoring all police station in a financial year;

x Intensification of community mobilization against crime programme;
x Research capacity to track own data and make proper analysis and create capacity at operational level

of the department; and
x Implementation of digitalised monitoring tools.

3. 3. Outlook for the coming financial year (2023/24)

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The 2023/24 financial year marks a critical phase in the 6 Administration term of government. The
outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown regulations changed the way in

which things were done. The department has devised strategies to speed up services to the people of the
Eastern Cape.

The department will continue to monitor and strengthen the Civilian Secretariat for Police Act 2 of 2011 to
eradicate crime in all communities. The department will strengthen the Community Safety Platforms and

foster direct community and public participation focusing on the hot spot crime areas like Nelson Mandela
Bay municipality and Or Tambo District municipality. A commitment to combat crime and violence against

women and children through active civic campaigns remain unchanged.

4. 4. Reprioritisation

The department undertook a vigorous reprioritisation of its budget in an attempt to adhere to the budget

cuts. Cost containment measures are currently in place and will continue over the entire 2023 MTEF. The
departmental budget committee will continue to play an active role in ensuring that programmes are

spending as projected and that the budget pressures are addressed through reprioritisation.

5. 5. Procurement

The Supply Chain Management (SCM) Unit will continue to consider Local Economic Development (LED)

and designated groups in the procurement process over the 2023 MTEF. In support of LED, the
department is committed in spending 60 per cent of goods and services budget by procuring from local
suppliers. The procurement process will be aligned to the department’s procurement plan.

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