By Cyril Ramaphosa
As this Administration took office last year, we made a commitment to reach out across society to find solutions to the challenges our country faces.
Since then, we have placed partnership at the centre of our work.
While South Africa has a rich history of dialogue and cooperation, our experience of the COVID-19 pandemic underlined how important collaboration was in saving lives and livelihoods. It showed the value of effective coordination across the state and with other sectors of society.
One of the areas where partnerships within the state have had the greatest impact is in Operation Vulindlela. This initiative has brought together Government departments and public institutions to undertake focused reforms in areas such as energy, logistics, telecommunications and water infrastructure.
We also have structures like the President’s Coordinating Council, which brings together leaders from national, provincial and local governments to deal collectively with common challenges.
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