The Presidential Co-ordinating Council is a co-ordinating structure and therefore does not have programmes of its own. It co-ordinates and promotes the co-operation of the three spheres of government. However, we do discuss issues of concern, such as local government protests, with a view to finding solutions, working together.
For example, the PCC meeting held on 26 November 2011 received a report from the Western Cape, raising concerns around violent service delivery protests and what was described as "poor policing" during some of these protests. The meeting resolved that while we respected an individual's and a community's right to voice their concerns, we condemned the violence and destruction of property in affected municipalities.
The very existence of the PCC is to identify and address service delivery challenges by providing a forum in which we can identify good practices. The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster was requested to report to the PCC on how to solve this problem. This will be done in forthcoming meetings of the PCC.
Hon member, you refer to a PCC meeting convened on 28 March 2012. I assume you are referring to the one of 6 March 2012. The Minister of Economic Development gave a progress report on the infrastructure development plan which was announced during the state of the nation address. As members know, the plan is aimed at taking forward government's fight against inequality, unemployment and poverty, and it covers all provinces. The premiers are members of the Presidential Infrastructure Co-ordinating Commission and will be kept abreast of implementation through this forum.
A report on job creation was submitted to the PCC meeting of 11 October 2011 by the Minister in the Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Administration in the Presidency, and premiers provided a provincial perspective in this regard. This followed the President's declaration of 2011 as the year of job creation.