a) During the period of June 2015 to end of 2017-18 Financial Year, DPME received 404 SEIAS reports with proposals from Departments of which 375 were analysed and related feedback was provided to departments for improvements. It should be noted that the above figures exclude re-submissions of updated reports and proposals. The table below provides a summary of proposals per each financial year:
Period |
Total SEIAS reports Received by DPME from Departments |
Proposals that were subjected to the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System (SEIAS) by Departments and analysed by DPME per stated period. |
Total Processed by DPME |
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Bills |
Regulations |
Policies |
Frameworks |
Strategies |
Others[1] |
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01 June 2015 to 31 March 2016 |
117 |
58 |
14 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
99 (85%) |
01 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 |
135 |
39 |
24 |
29 |
1 |
11 |
23 |
127 (94%) |
01 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 |
152 |
44 |
37 |
31 |
5 |
13 |
19 |
149 (98%) |
Total |
404 |
141 |
75 |
81 |
7 |
25 |
46 |
375 (93%) |
Others refers to High Impact and cross sectoral Plans, Programmes, Rules, Norms and Standards, Concept Notes, Research Reports and Business Cases ↑
(b) Which ones were found to have a negative socio-economic impact since 1 September 2015?
It should be noted that DPME does not reject proposals. Proposals that were found to have potential negative socio-economic impact were sent back to departments for improvements. Cabinet would not approve any proposal that contradicts the Constitution and the National Development Plan. Examples of key ones in the public domain which were referred back by DPME for further processing and improvements particularly on mitigation of identified risks (possible unintended consequences) are the Regulations of Agricultural Land Holding Bill which still need to be processed by Parliament and the Mining Charter which is being currently being revised.
DPME working together with custodian departments encourages stakeholders to participate and provide factual comments to the Liquor Amendment and the proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Systems Bills which have been perceived as having unintended consequences by various groupings.
Other common challenges where DPME referred back or intervened on departments’s SEIAS reports and proposals included the following:
Approved |
Not Approved |
Approved as amended |
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Dr NC Dlamini-Zuma Minister in the Presidency: Planning Monitoring and Evaluation |
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