With most of the NDP targets way off the mark, our fiscal path defers the NDP goals by another decade, if we are lucky, while an incapable state will spell its death
The new year marks the countdown to reaching the goals set out in the development plan for the country
Special Annual Theme Award: Sustainable Energy for All in recognition of the United Nations ‘International Decade of Sustainable Energy for All’
Russian rolling stock manufacturer TMH makes a major investment in South Africa
SA requires consistent investment of between 20% and 25% of the GDP to achieve the goals of the National Development Plan on growth and employment
The minister has been in a year-long spat with the board of a key, but flailing, water authority
Boosting skills, hiking investment and slashing transport and communication costs will help spark growth
Zuma and his cohorts appear to have little understanding of the true nature of the troubled grouping.
The presidency responds to Paul Berkowitz’s story, ‘Zuma’s rule has savaged the NDP’
“I was poisoned and almost died just because South Africa joined Brics under my leadership,” Zuma told supporters in his native KwaZulu-Natal.
Growth could have slashed unemployment but today’s statistics show a horror story
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Minister Jeff Radebe has vowed to revitalise government’s hopes for universal happiness in SA, so out came the ‘Waka Waka’ girls and a fresh emblem.
Even with the hegemony of global capital, a keen understanding of the political economy can lead to South Africa’s development, writes Vusi Gumede.
With the economy facing further obstacles, can the plan provide the momentum it needs?
Readers write in about Nkandla and the National Development Plan.
The recent G20 summit presented the Brics countries with an opportunity to fast-track plans for the establishment of a joint financial institution.
Analysts say drastic measures are required if the government wants to reach its goal.
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The core mandate of the government of South Africa is to ensure universal access to services by all citizens as a fundamental human right.
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Though the NDP, which outlines a plan to address issues in SA, is not perfect, it provides a road map to where government would like us to be in 2030.
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If the ANC decides to campaign with the National Development Plan, ?it will be committing a political and moral sin, writes Mbuso Ngubane.
Deputy president of the ANC Cyril Ramaphosa has been heckled and booed during a lecture on the National Development Plan.
A divided Cosatu is gearing up for an alliance showdown over the National Development Plan.
That’s the only way South Africa will meet the ambitious goals of the NDP, says Godsell.
Numsa has reiterated its objection to the inclusion of the Democratic Alliance’s policies in the ANC-endorsed national development plan.
The ANC has used the DA’s economic policies for its national development plan, says the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa.
Egyptians will vote on proposed constitutional changes on Saturday in the first election in decades in which they will not know the result in advance.
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/ 20 February 2008
Egyptian police detained dozens of members of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, expanding a crackdown on the country’s strongest opposition group ahead of local elections in April. The Islamist group poses the most serious challenge to the ruling National Democratic Party in the April 8 elections for local councils.
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/ 5 November 2007
Egypt’s ruling party gave ageing politician Safwat el-Sherif another term as party secretary general on Monday, ending speculation that President Hosni Mubarak’s son Gamal might take that position. Sherif (73) has been near the top of the National Democratic Party (NDP) since its foundation in 1977 and has been secretary general since 2002.
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/ 29 October 2007
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday his country will launch a programme to build several civilian nuclear power stations. He did not say when the government would start building the stations but added Egypt would cooperate with the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency.
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/ 13 September 2007
An Egyptian court sentenced four newspaper editors to one year in prison with labour on Thursday for defaming President Hosni Mubarak and his politician son Gamal. The court also ordered Ibrahim Issa, Adel Hammouda, Wael el-Ebrashi and Abdel-Halim Qandil to pay fines of 20 000 Egyptian pounds each.