"Radical economic transformation will be the vehicle the ANC uses to create the type of society envisioned in the National Development Plan"
The ANC’s head of policy has announced the updated achievements of the first phase of the National Development Plan’s implementation.
"While visiting schools, I have observed one common behaviour – pupils storing porn videos on their tablets"
"Spare yourself the energy of mistakenly ascribing such earnestness to the policy conference."
They call all the shots and there is little small businesses can do about it
Readers write in about the NDP, the M&G, and hospital visits by African presidents.
So how exactly will Joburg’s new mayor save the city? These are just 5 of the changes Mashaba has planned.
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.
Vital that the government and private sector create jobs and invest in youth as their numbers rise.
President Jacob Zuma announced the plan in his 2015 State of the Nation Address, and forms part of implementing the National Development Plan.
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Even with the hegemony of global capital, a keen understanding of the political economy can lead to South Africa’s development, writes Vusi Gumede.
The large crowd sang songs in praise of Zuma as he arrived to speak in Port Elizabeth about the Operation Phakisa economy project.
Blackout author James-Brent Styan says government’s predictions for future electricity demand and economic growth have become horribly unrealistic.
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With the economy facing further obstacles, can the plan provide the momentum it needs?
Accountability is a vague concept when it comes to SA’s education system and panelists at a Wits debate had their differences on how to improve it.
Readers write in about Nkandla and the National Development Plan.
Bheki Cele might be confident that he reduced the violent crime rate during his term, but what does the NDP say about appointing a new commissioner?
Business, government and labour are teaming up to help schools, with the NDP as a road map.
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The state’s teaching development grants to universities are being wholly rethought.
The DA has questioned why government has made such a "profound departure" from the land reform model proposed in its National Development Plan.
Analysts have had mixed reactions to President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, which many say did not note the country’s economic pressures.
The minister says the ANC is preparing for a new economic transformation after the poll. But at least one project shows how it could all go very wrong
National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel has told MPs to value the Constitution in his farewell speech to Parliament.
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Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s final Budget speech before elections in May is a masterplan to please the masses.
Financial issues may resonate more when voters see a change in their living or working conditions, writes Lynley Donnelly.
While ANC MPs stuck to the "good story" line, opposition parties in Parliament aimed to poke holes in last week’s State of the Nation address.
And we must also ask how well the National Development Plan articulates higher education’s role.
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A number of private portfolio exits could spark several companies to list on the stock exchange, says the top underwriter of IPOs.
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President Jacob Zuma has dug in his heels, telling guests at the ANC’s gala dinner the National Development Plan would move ahead despite criticisms.
A first-time study by the National Planning Commission and UCT has shown poverty in SA is decreasing and that we’re still a nation of labour migrants.
On the back of his National Development Plan, the minister in the presidency, Trevor Manuel, is driving change again with a new blueprint.
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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