123 finalised 402459 through 64 Justice Centres and Satellite Offices Establishment of National Advisory Council on Gender Based Violence to coordinate prevention and response efforts Develop capacity of police force to handle cases of violence and abuse against vulnerable groups including women children, the aged, disabled and refuges Continuous In support of the investigation of crimes against vulnerable groups, the government established over 2000 Forensic Social Workers who were appointed to deal with crimes against children in order to provide expert evidence in court ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Expected output Required action Time frame Progress Remarks Objective 1: Promote macro-economic policies that support sustainable development Blockages to service delivery Improve service delivery through partnerships Continuous In addition to developing the National Framework on Ward Funding and the Local Government Municipal Regulations for the Term of Office of Ward Committee Members, government has ensured that Ward Committee members 123 South Africa experienced a dramatic surge in the level of service delivery protests since 2009, with the highest number of protests recorded in 2012. Government is fully cognisant of the fact that levels of protests which