ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN
The Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board (WCGRB) is responsible for providing a stable, just, consistent, and effective regulatory environment for gambling in the province.
Overall, it must inspire public confidence and trust that gambling in the province is conducted honestly and is free from corrupt elements, as well as promote responsible gambling.
The WCGRB also works to ensure that gambling contributes towards the economy of the Western Cape. This is done in two ways – firstly with the industry itself creating opportunities for employment, and secondly through the collection of taxes and levies that contribute to government revenue.
In setting out the WCGRB’s Annual Performance Plan for 2024/25, guidance was taken from key strategies of the Western Cape Government, including the Provincial Strategic Plan, the Western Cape Recovery Plan, and the Growth For Jobs (G4J) economic strategy. The Provincial Strategic Plan and the Western Cape Recovery Plan provide the context for the budget policy priorities of Growth for Jobs, Safety, and Wellbeing supported by the enablers of Innovation, Culture and Governance, with the G4J Strategy setting out a clear path to enabling ‘breakout’ economic growth needed to lift many more people out of poverty and into prosperity.
With the aim of enabling a R1 trillion jobs-rich, diverse, sustainable economy, growing at a rate between 4% and 6% annually, the WCGRB has a role to play in assisting the province in reaching this goal.
This is all taken into consideration in the development of the WCGRB’s vision which, over the next five years, aims to be the leading gambling regulatory authority for innovative, sustainable business practices, that maximises economic opportunities in a socially responsible manner with the purpose of having a properly regulated gambling industry in the Western Cape.
To this end, the Annual Performance Plan will assist in monitoring and evaluating the performance of the Board against set criteria, thereby enhancing corporate governance, effectiveness, efficiency and public accountability.
The WCGRB has my full support as they set about implementing the 2024/25 Annual Performance Plan to ensure the objectives and programmes achieve maximum benefit for all who live in the Western Cape.
Ms Mireille Mary Wenger
Minister for Finance and Economic Opportunities