It is expected that the team will keep an eagles' eye on the progress and challenges in the implementation of government strategic developmental schemes such as the roll out of the multimillion Rand Extended Public Works Programmes (EPWP).
The team is made up of senior officials from the Presidency, National Treasury, Public Service and Administration Department as well as the Provincial and Local Government Department.
The team is expected to then report directly to Cabinet, that will in turn take decisive actions aimed at ironing out bottlenecks encountered during the implementation phases as well as report to the nation on the success of its major projects.
Government chief spokesperson Joel Netshitenzhe confirmed that the authorities today heard much progress being made by various departments adding that the process of reporting to Cabinet had already started.
"The process of reporting to Cabinet has started and the programme will be updated on the website once the current reporting cycle has been completed," said Mr Netshitenzhe, who is also head of the policy unit in the Presidency at a media briefing following a Cabinet meeting in Pretoria.
Among others, authorities together with the private sector have committed to creating a million jobs in the next five years, expand the social security net, and roll out health care services in the country.
Others are accelerating the pace of delivering water, sanitation and housing as well as upgrading infrastructure while striking a balance between what it calls the first and second economies that disfigure the South African economy.
Furthermore, government announced that it would towards end of the year, hold an anti-corruption summit together with heavyweights from the private sector to come up with strategies aimed at uprooting all manifestations of corruption in society.
This will be the second such gathering following the one held in Cape Town almost five years ago.
"It is intended that the summit would emerge with a joint programme of action based on experiences gained since the last Summit," said Cabinet.
Meanwhile, Cabinet has also approved an audit into the country's cultural and heritage collections and curb illegal trafficking thereof.
The National Audit of Cultural Property and Heritage Collections is set to help improve the protection of the country's cultural property.
At this meeting in Cape Town yesterday, Cabinet also approved the appointment of two deputy directors-general for National Treasury.
It also approved the appointment directors-general in the departments of Social Development and Home Affairs. - BuaNews
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