City of opportunity
Cities of Opportunity are more than just places of work or travel. To the millions of people who live in and visit them, they are the communities, people and stories that make up everyday life.
Government and public services
Our aim is to help you secure the services you require by assessing your current situation and identifying and addressing your future needs.
How we can help
Improving the business of government and the public sector across South Africa.
Located throughout the country, our South African Government and Public Sector practice provides independent and objective advice to clients across the broad public sector at the municipal, provincial and national government levels, including respective state-owned entities.
Our purpose is building trust in society by solving complex problems.
We are working with government and other public sector organisations to meet the challenges they face and keep their organisations relevant and effective by providing a comprehensive range of advisory, tax and financial assurance services.
Our solution
We also offer specific solutions to many of the most challenging issues for government and the public services including:
- Responding to taxpayer and consumer pressure for greater efficiency, economy and effectiveness in service delivery and improved performance while meeting the demands of an ever-growing population with increasing expectations and demands for broader service;
- Developing and managing the increasing fiscal pressures and the expanding risk profiles of government and public sector organisations while demonstrating fiscally responsible management of public resources;
- Responding to democratic pressure for more timely and relevant information, greater transparency, disclosure and accountability while continuing to provide privacy and security protection of individuals and organisations being served;
- Understanding and implementing new government and public sector accounting and financial management guidelines, policies and practices while continuing to deal with the complex reporting environments found in this sector;
- Managing and making large-scale investments in infrastructure and operations while demonstrating, tracking and reporting publicly on the value-for-money proposition inherent in the projects;
- Gaining maximum value from investments in information technology through planning, sourcing, implementation support and operations; bringing best practices and discipline to IT while simultaneously improving service levels and maintaining reliable continuity of operations;
- Attracting investment for new initiatives, such as business process outsourcing, and PPP projects while demonstrating comparative advantages in the context of the requirements of a level playing field of competition;
- Transforming and reforming troubled organisations and individual operational units that are facing uncertainty and change that has led to underperformance, while meeting the need to maintain continuity of service as alternate recovery plans are put in place; and
- Dealing with the serious capacity constraints at the justice, social development and health clusters and local government arising from a shortage of properly qualified managers, professional and technical personnel.
Contact a government and public services professional in your area to discuss your organisation's unique concerns and challenges.
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Infrastructure creation, operations and refurbishment
Leadership and management development
Revenue management & enhancement
Service delivery & customer care
Simplifying infrastructure asset registers
Simplifying staff verification
Strategy (GDS/ IDP) Executions Performance management
Internal Audit and Risk
Insights
Budget 2018: towards more sustainable funding for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
SOEs have a crucial role in maintaining the basic infrastructure of South Africa.
Executive directors’ report
The focus on executive remuneration is coming from all angles, including regulators, and from a position of what many argue is simply moral best practice.
London ranks top in PwC Cities of Opportunity Index, followed by Singapore and Toronto
London claims pole position for the second time in a row.
Effective internal audit leaders can help achieve stakeholder alignment and better performance
As companies face more risks than ever, they are looking to their internal audit functions to deliver value by educating stakeholders - learn more.
Call for public sector to redefine its purpose, collaborate with business to build growth, and measure success smarter
Worldwide, governments and business leaders are facing the challenge of rising geopolitical uncertainty and a more connected world. - Learn more
Momentum growing for better public accounting
Worldwide, governments are increasingly taking steps to improve their accounting and achieve greater transparency and better public finance management – learn more.
Call for renewed government focus on achieving fiscal balance and sustainably cutting the costs of doing business
Governments must apply renewed focus to achieve fiscal balance.
Recent tax developments in the higher education sector
When value-added tax (VAT) was introduced in 1991, legislation that specified the boundaries of primary, secondary & higher education was not in place yet.
Making it happen
Making it happen - In this report, we identify the essential success factors for the execution of a city’s strategy.
Contact us
Shirley Machaba
Government & Public Sevices Leader, Menlyn, PwC South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)12 429 0037
Kalane Rampai
Government & Public Sevices - Advisory Leader, Johannesburg, PwC South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)11 797 5395
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