The Gauteng Office of the Premier is mandated to provide leadership to the Gauteng Provincial Government and oversee the effective functioning of the entire provincial administration of the Gauteng Province of South Africa.
The mission of the Gauteng Office of the Premier is to serve as a political nerve centre to ensure that government excels in fulfilling its mandate.
The Office of the Premier’s strategic objectives are:
- Providing strategic support to the Premier and the Executive Council (EXCO) to ensure effective strategic leadership
- Facilitating the setting of clear priorities, enabling legislation and improved governance to realise desired policy outcomes
- Building a developmental state with the capacity to drive change and transformation to improve peoples’ lives
- Forging social contracts with stakeholders to strengthen social partnerships to improve service delivery
- Ensuring that the Premier is provided with appropriate support to effectively execute his/her role and responsibilities
- Fostering strong intergovernmental and international relationships to advance the development agenda
- Driving the human resource policy and strategy to attract, develop and retain the best possible skills and to harness the productive energies of all Gauteng provincial government employees
- Driving integrated and effective government communication to ensure that people are well informed and have access to credible information about government services and programmes
- Promoting participatory democracy to ensure ongoing interaction between government and civil society
Office Bearers/Management
Premier
- Mr Panyaza Lesufi (ANC)
Director General
- Mr Edward Mosuwe
Chief of Staff
- Mr Prince Hamnca
CFO
- Mr Omphitlhetse Mafora
Deputy Directors General
- Mr Thapelo Mashiane (Institutional Development Support and Integrity Management)
- Ms Marie-Louise Moodie (Executive Support and Stakeholder Management)
- Ms Phumla Sekhonyane (Provincial Communication Services)
Senior Management
- Mr Geert Kuit (Chief Director: Legal Services)
- Ms Ntombikayise Zulu (Chief Director: Transformation)
Communications Officers
- Ms Saras Naidoo (Chief Director: Corporate Communication and Marketing)
- Ms Lorna Sepeng (Deputy Director: Corporate Communication)
Contact Details
The contact details of the Gauteng Office of the Premier are listed in the table below.
| Physical Address: | 1 Central Place, 30 Rahima Moosa Street, Newtown |
| Postal Address: | Private Bag X74, Marshalltown, 2107 |
| Telephone: | 011 355 6000 |
| Email: | hotline@gauteng.gov.za |
| Website: | www.gauteng.gov.za/Departments/DepartmentDetails/CPM-001009 |
