Question NW3876 to the Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
04 January 2024 - NW3876
Mthethwa, Mr E to ask the Minister in The Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
(1)Whether performance agreements have been signed with all current Cabinet Ministers; if not, why not; if so, what are the prescribed consequences for nonperforming Ministers; (2) what (a) tools are used by her Office to monitor performances of Ministers and (b) periodical time frames are set for evaluations of the performances; (3) which Ministry is the (a) worst performing and (b) best performing to date?
Reply:
1. Yes, the President signed performance agreements for the 2019/24 term with all the ministers starting in October/November 2020 and annual agreements for 2023/24 financial year during the month of June 2023.
The President regularly assesses the performance of the Ministers and he is responsible for consequence management at his discretion.
(2) (a) The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), developed a system to track progress against indicators and milestones in the performance agreements. The toolkit draws from the different forms of data including the annual reports of the departments, the bi-annual reports of DPME, self-evaluations by the Ministers and the verification of frontline services by the DPME.
(b) For the current cycle, the President committed to assessing the progress against the agreements in October 2023 and April 2024. The assessments for October 2023 have started and it is ongoing.
(3) The assessment of ministers’ progress against the performance agreements do not score and rank Ministers’ performance. However, the management of performance is an ongoing process and seeks to improve performance by addressing implementation challenges which includes coordination between and within the sectors and the three spheres of government.