Executive Briefing

Welcome · Presidency

Land Reform programme slipped milestone — 1.4M title-deed target at risk.

Today's focus

Land Reform programme slipped milestone — 1.4M title-deed target at risk

Live signal

Renewable IPP Round 7 ahead of plan · 5,200 MW added

On your radar

Cabinet sequencing memo due Friday

Why this matters · citizen

Whether 62 million South Africans see life improve over five years.

NDP 2030 outcome

NDP 2030 — eliminate poverty & reduce inequality

Impact metric

58% of NDP milestones on track · target 84% by FY2030

National Budget

R2.4Tn

FY2026

GDP Growth

1.8%0.4%

Unemployment

32.1%0.6%

NDP 2030 Progress

58%

Milestones on track

NDP 2030 Delivery Trajectory

Base + acceleration add-on (% milestones)

Sovereign Re-Rating

BB- → investment grade

3.3/6

+13.8% vs 12m ago

Current BB-Target BBB

FATF greylist exit + debt-to-GDP stabilisation by FY2028 unlocks ~120bps in funding cost.

Top Portfolios by Allocation

Largest budget envelopes (R bn)

Citizen Sentiment

Service-delivery perception

47/100

National rolling 90-day index

Trajectory

Sentiment recovers when load-shedding stays below stage 2 for 30+ days.

National Flagship Programmes

6 flagship NDP delivery streams

Health

National Health Insurance Phase 1

At risk

Universal health coverage rollout · 240 facilities accredited

TRL

4/9

Fiscal · FY2028

R12.4bn

Digital

Smart Government Gateway

On track

Single digital identity + 80 services on one portal

TRL

6/9

Fiscal · FY2027

R4.8bn

Energy

Renewable Energy IPP Round 7

Ahead

5,200 MW wind + solar + battery added to grid

TRL

7/9

Fiscal · FY2027

R18.6bn

Public Works

Strategic Infrastructure Programme (SIP)

On track

276 catalytic projects · roads, water, ports

TRL

5/9

Fiscal · FY2028

R9.2bn

Basic Education

Reading for Meaning by Grade 4

On track

Foundation phase literacy programme · 18,000 schools

TRL

6/9

Fiscal · FY2030

R2.1bn

Land Reform

Land Reform & Title Deed Restoration

At risk

1.4M title deeds + 2.8M ha redistributed productively

TRL

5/9

Fiscal · FY2029

R3.4bn

Office Structure · Teams & Sub-Teams

Presidency · Accounting Officer

Whole-of-Government

Principal

Director-General · Presidency

Accounting Officer

Deputies / Council

Deputy President

Leader of Government Business

Minister in the Presidency

Planning, M&E

Minister · Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities

Cabinet

Branches / Sub-teams

Cabinet Office

28 portfolios coordinated

142 FTE

Policy & Research Services

NDP M&E owner

88 FTE

Intergovernmental Coordination

9 provinces · 257 munis

96 FTE

Private Office of the President

Diplomatic & state events

64 FTE

Corporate Management

Internal admin

210 FTE

Entities Reporting In

Brand SA

Nation brand index 47/100

GCIS

Citizen comms 24M reach

Statistics SA

GDP / CPI / QLFS publisher

NYDA

Youth opportunities R1.2bn

Branch Breakdown · Budget · Headcount · Delivery

Deep view of every branch within the office

Full breakdown

Branch	Budget (R bn)	FTE	Sub-teams	Delivery	Status
Cabinet Office DDG: Cabinet Operations	0.42	142	3	78%	on-track
Policy & Research Services DDG: Policy	0.31	88	3	84%	on-track
Intergovernmental Coordination DDG: IGR	0.28	96	3	61%	at-risk
Private Office of the President Chief of Staff	0.18	64	4	—	on-track
Corporate Management COO: Presidency	0.65	210	4	71%	on-track
Total · 5 branches	1.84	600	17

Risk Register

Top exposures · accountable owner · mitigation

District Development Model adoption stalled in 8 districts

high

Owner: DDG: IGR

→ Direct PCC intervention Q2; deploy task team.

Coalition fragility at metro level

critical

Owner: Deputy President

→ Bilateral engagement; mediation protocol.

NDP M&E data lag of 9 months on social outcomes

medium

Owner: DDG: Policy

→ Stats SA quarterly compact.

Cross-Office Dependencies

What this office relies on from others

Finance Minister

Fiscal envelope, MTEF discipline

Auditor-General

Audit signal across all portfolios

Premier (Gauteng)

Provincial delivery feedback loop

Communications & Digital

Smart Gov Gateway · single citizen view

Entity Scorecards

Public entities & SOEs reporting in

Brand SA

CEO Brand SA

Nation brand index 47/100

Budget: R0.21bn

GCIS

DG: GCIS

Citizen comms 24M reach

Budget: R0.78bn

Statistics SA

Statistician-General

GDP / CPI / QLFS publisher

Budget: R1.24bn

NYDA

CEO NYDA

Youth opportunities R1.2bn

Budget: R0.49bn

Strategic Risk Register

Cabinet-level risks

National Health Insurance Phase 1
Universal health coverage rollout · 240 facilities accredited
R12.4bn
Land Reform & Title Deed Restoration
1.4M title deeds + 2.8M ha redistributed productively
R3.4bn

Today's AI Briefing

Auto-generated · Chief of Staff AI

What moved. Renewable IPP Round 7 added 320 MW this fortnight, beating plan. SARS preliminary collections +R23bn vs MTBPS estimate.

What it means. Fiscal headroom of ~R18bn opens; Land Reform title-deed backlog risk now the binding NDP constraint.

Decision needed. Cabinet sequencing for the FATF greylist exit roadmap before Treasury's MTBPS lock-in.