(a) – (c) Yes, the process of reviewing the size and shape of the National Executive and government departments has begun.
(i) A Technical Task Team of officials from the following departments is currently reviewing the configuration of the national government: The Presidency; the Department of Public Service and Administration; the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; the National Treasury; and the Department of Cooperative Governance.
(ii) The Presidency is the lead department.
(iii) A review of previous and current configurations is still in progress, with the view to establishing the synergy between the Constitution and legislation on one hand and the national macro-organisation of the national government, on the other. A preliminary analysis has been concluded.
(iv) The review will be concluded after due political consultations, in time for implementation in the sixth administration.