Planning, doing and measuring
Stuart Theobald sets out the ambitions of this special report on the implementation of the National Development Plan
BUSINESS: A working partnership to accelerate NDP progress
The importance of public-private partnerships is a prevalent theme of the National Development Plan
ECONOMY: The formidable challenge of ensuring work for all
Aquaculture is a relatively new industry in the country that is a beneficiary of government’s Operation Phakisa that was announced in July this year
ECONOMY: Saveact filling the void left by Post Office in assisting stokvels
Credit and savings group SaveAct helps communities in rural and peri-urban areas in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State and the Northern Cape set up savings structures
NDP Africa beckons but few are going
Trade and Industry Department moots the establishment of export council to focus specifically on exports to the rest of Africa
NDP INFOGRAPHIC: Strategic infrastructure projects — building the future
We highlight the 18 original strategic infrastructure projects from the National Development Plan
HEALTH: Focus on health, systems
There is a great deal to be done to improve our health infrastructure and skills to deliver much better outcomes for South Africans
NDP A sense of security
We want all South Africans to be safe and we want people to be honest in what they do. This will require better policing capacity and also better prosecution
NDP INFOGRAPHIC: Aiming for sustainable rural economies
Some of the goals and intermediate steps focus specifically on building the rural economy
NATION BUILDING: Fostering social cohesion
At only 23, Marvin Jutzen is well on his way to becoming a stalwart of the Lotus River community, writes Larry Claasen
ENVIRONMENT: The circle of a balanced life
SA is a major producer of greenhouse gases and suffers many legacy problems from its mining history, and addressing these and other environmental challenges is an important part of NDP
POLITICS: The message is clear: NDP is official government policy
The new cabinet has been given the NDP as the key guide to government business over the next five yearsINFRASTRUCTURE: Strategic projects tackle water, energy challenges
Toilet saga masks complexities of sanitation challenges that rural communities face
INFRASTRUCTURE: Medupi project sees R1bn of contracts sourced locally
Eskom says that together with its main contractors, contracts valued at about R1bn have been placed with suppliers in the Lephalale and Waterberg districts
INFRASTRUCTURE: NDP Sky’s the limit for Carnarvon’s young learners
One of the world’s most ambitious scientific endeavours — the Square Kilometre Array project near Carnarvon in the Karoo — is also being used to build a local base of scientists
EDUCATION: School upgrades making a difference
Eradicating unsuitable conditions at schools around the country is clearly a challenge, but improvements make a difference when they are made
EDUCATION: Addressing the teacher capacity problem
One problem that cannot be overcome overnight is teacher capacity, not only in the number of teachers but more in the skills they possess
EDUCATION: MTSF pushes ahead with controversial annual assessments
Results from 2013 ANA tests make for sobering reading as overall results are mixed bag of slight improvements countered by retreating scores
INFOGRAPHIC: Fostering social cohesion
Meeting the goals of the NDP will require South Africans to work together with a common vision, which requires building our sense of national identity
Q&A;: Sizwe Nxasana
Sizwe Nxasana is CEO of FirstRand, a board member of Business Leadership South Africa and the chairperson of the National Education Collaboration Trust. He sat down with Stuart Theobald to discuss the role of business in the NDPINFRASTRUCTURE PROGRESS: Building a new energy economy
In just more than a year the Bokpoort concentrated solar power plant is scheduled to start supplying power to Eskom
BUSINESS AND THE NDP: Upgrading skills at municipal level complements back to basics strategy
The Academy for Municipal Excellence has come at the just the right time for many
BUSINESS AND THE NDP: A Diepsloot launchpad
The Riversands Incubation Hub will eventually house between 160 and 180 potential ‘black industrialists’
EDUCATED AND WORKING: Collaborative effort to rejuvenate schools in need
The National Education Collaboration Trust is a collaboration between the government, business and the unions
INTERNATIONAL: Cape-to-Cairo dream still bubbling away
A free trade zone from Cape to Cairo to boost intra-African trade is a difficult but important initiative
AFRICAN INTEGRATION DREAM: Government smooths path for business
Local businesses have shown that that they are not dependent on the NDP’s support to invest across the border
BUSINESS AND THE NDP: Fleurhof development in line with intergrated housing policy
Fleurhof, an affordable housing development that lies between Florida and Soweto, is in line with the Integrated Housing Policy
BUSINESS AND THE NDP: People know Harambee gets you jobs
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator programme has hit 10,000 direct placements since starting operations in 2011
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: Spatial planning to integrate housing for different income groups
The medium-term strategic framework sets clear goals for transforming spatial patterns with a particular focus on tackling the affordable market.
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: Critical need for integrated planning
Our towns and cities often have many homes of inadequate standards with a lack of supporting infrastructure
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: Past achievements are impressive but road ahead is daunting
About 3.2-million housing units have been completed or are being built for poor families, with nearly 1.5-million more to go
SOCIAL PROTECTION: Improving quality of life
The NDP envisages a broadening of social protection guarantees that should be easily accessible to those who need them most
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Priority districts targeted
Municipalities play a key role in delivering on many objectives of the NDP
PUBLIC SERVICE: Bobby on the school beat
Desmond Cupido, who has been based at Lotus High in Cape Town for past two years, has done more than keep students and staff safe
National Development Plan 2013
- Putting evidence at the heart of policy making
- Q&A;: Trevor Manuel
- What organised labour says about the NDP
- National Planning Commission: the commissioners
- Transforming society
- Accountability and corruption
- A capable and developmental state
- Social protection
- Building safer communities
- Education and training
- Promoting health
- Economy and employment
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