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Operation Vulindlela Report - Opening the Road, Driving Change

National TreasuryRef: https://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2026/Opening%20the%20Road,%20Driving%20Change%E2%80%99%20Full%20Report.pdf

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Collected on 31 July 2026

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What this means

This document is a report titled “Operation Vulindlela | Opening the Road, Driving Change” about the South African government’s Operation Vulindlela delivery mechanism. It describes how Operation Vulindlela was created jointly by the Presidency and National Treasury to fast-track implementation of priority structural reforms, using a “deliverology” approach focused on monitoring, reporting, risk identification, and escalation/support rather than replacing ministries. The report outlines early (first-phase) reform focus areas including energy, water, transport and logistics, visa reform, and telecommunications, and provides background on the 2019 National Treasury economic strategy paper and the COVID-19 context.

Facts

Reference

https://www.treasury.gov.za/comm_media/press/2026/Opening%20the%20Road,%20Driving%20Change%E2%80%99%20Full%20Report.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Operation Vulindlela | Opening the Road, Driving Change
  • Describes Operation Vulindlela as a joint delivery mechanism between the Presidency and National Treasury
  • Operation Vulindlela launched in 2020
  • First-phase reform sectors: energy, water, transport and logistics, visa reform, telecommunications
  • Uses “deliverology” (monitoring/reporting, identifying risks/delays, intervening where necessary)
  • Mentions a reform lifting the licensing threshold for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and NERSA licensing for embedded generation > 1 MW
  • Cyril Ramaphosa
  • National Treasury
  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Presidency
  • Duncan Pieterse
  • Tito Mboweni
  • Nhlanhla Nene
  • Sean Phillips
  • Rudi Dicks
  • Saul Musker
  • Nomvuyo Guma
  • Aalia Cassim
  • Pippa Green
  • Michelle van der Merwe
  • Michael Barber
  • Business Unity South Africa (BUSA)
  • Mineral Resources and Energy ministry
  • National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)
  • Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPP)
  • Dr Duncan Pieterse
  • Dr Sean Phillips
  • Rudi Dicks
  • Saul Musker
  • Boipuso Modise