CORRUPTION, crime and load shedding are expected to be part of the discussions at the two-day Cabinet Lekgotla meeting.
The meeting will take place at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Tshwane and will run from Thursday, 1 February to Friday 2 February.
This is the last cabinet meeting of the 6th administration.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy Paul Mashatile will chair the meeting, which will be attended by cabinet ministers and their deputies, premiers, director-generals and the leadership of the South African Local Government Association (Salga).
The outcome of this meeting will chart the way forward for the coming year, which the president will announce during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) next Thursday.
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency, told the media that the programmes will be assessed according to what they have achieved so far and which ones are still outstanding.
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She said they will also look at what can and cannot be finalised.
"So, part of the discussion will be the microeconomic outlook given the geopolitical environment, because everything has to be funded. So, after the Sona, we will move on to the finance minister's budget speech.
"We will also look at progress in the implementation of the medium-term strategic plan, which is being led by the Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Department," she said.
Ntshavheni said they will also look at progress on ending load shedding and the freight and logistics industry.
The minister also dismissed those claiming that the minister of electricity had said load shedding would be a thing of the past by December 2023.
Ntshavheni said the minister said there would be progress in dealing with the load shedding and that is exactly what has happened.
She said that if you look at the current state of load shedding, progress has been made.
"The rolling blackout have been minimised, we haven’t had a stage six for a long time. We have moved from stage one to stage four, which proves that there have been improvements," she said.
Ntshavheni also mentioned that progress in the fight against crime and corruption will be looked at.
"We will also look at the crime situation in the country because you cannot look at the economy or build the economy without looking at the impact of crime. Another critical issue is the second pandemic, gender-based violence and femicides, which is the highest proportion. We will look at whether we are successful," she said.
