Ten years after its adoption, the government has failed to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan. Looming spending cuts will render the NDP even more futile
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
A 10-year review of the NDP lays bare the extent to which the economy has regressed, as its targets slip further from the government’s grasp
Price hikes mean fewer people are able to put nutritious food on the table, experts warn
However, allowing politicians to be involved in the hiring process might be the sticking point
During a webinar on Wednesday evening, the former finance minister said the country needs a stronger social compact and a more detailed recovery plan
Minister of public works and infrastructure Patricia de Lille and President Cyril Ramaphosa call for corruption crackdown in government during talks with investors on…
More than 5.3-million households and 21-million people don’t have clean water, despite money being spent on dams and pipelines to deliver water to 95% of the population. Sipho…
The ANC’s head of policy has announced the updated achievements of the first phase of the National Development Plan’s implementation.
The new commission can plan but public servants must do their jobs to make it work.
Regardless of the perspective that one takes, South Africa’s youth unemployment statistics make for scary reading.
As we commemorate youth month, the challenge of youth unemployment dominates discussion.
The Glenhove Conference Centre was the unlikely venue for a wrestling match featuring the Provocateur, Policymaker, Lawyer and Sociologist.
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.
It is difficult to understand why the department of energy is dragging its feet with the review of the integrated resource plan of 2010.
KwaZulu-Natal state attorney Krish Govender on Thursday called for the formation of a "judicial planning commission".
The ANC’s back against the wall over CAR, Nelson Mandela’s sixth night in hospital and Jacob Zuma’s failed attempt at a salary freeze.
The NDP will have an overriding effect on the strategies of the government, Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation Minister Collins Chabane has said.
A revised version of the NDP has been handed to President Jacob Zuma, with changes to key issues like salaries, the economy and cadre deployment.
SA’s roadmap for the next two decades is due to be accepted by President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday. Here’s how political manoeuvring has changed it.