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Lebelelang Centre for the disabled

Lebelelang Centre – a mother’s 20-year plight for son’s education births Postmansburg’s first disability centre

Abalimi Bezekhaya farmers

Abalimi Bezekhaya

Abalimi Bezekhaya – The basket of food that keeps on giving in Khayelitsha

Minister Sisisi Tolashe with Abalimi Bezekhaya beneficiaries

The National Development Agency tackles the triple threat of poverty, unemployment and inequality

The National Development Agency has been empowering civil society organisations in South Africa for over 26 years

Trevor Manuel
1996 – 2009. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)

Is Ramaphosa and Manuel’s feted economic plan delayed or dead?

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

It’s possible: Through effective planning, implementation and monitoring the government aims to build a better country for all. (SA Tourism)

A decade to achieve Vision 2030

The new year marks the countdown to reaching the goals set out in the development plan for the country

Mangaliso Matika (Find it in Kimberley)

Low carbon energy economy with socioeconomic benefits

Special Annual Theme Award: Sustainable Energy for All in recognition of the United Nations ‘International Decade of Sustainable Energy for All’

Sam Bhembe

​Transmashholding enters South Africa’s rail sector with a R500-million investment

Russian rolling stock manufacturer TMH makes a major investment in South Africa

Jeff Radebe: As an emerging economy we have not increased the participation of small and medium businesses in the mainstream of economic activity.

Challenging economic environment an obstacle to implementing NDP

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 Little Caledon bypass runs water into Gauteng.

Water board awash with problems

The minister has been in a year-long spat with the board of a key, but flailing, water authority

‘Good guys’ versus ‘bad guys’: The author maintains that unless the ANC puts the economy on a sustainable growth path and changes the current divisive narrative

Three reforms to boost SA’s economy

Boosting skills, hiking investment and slashing transport and communication costs will help spark growth

Undermindset: President Jacob Zuma shares his party’s paranoia about agents provocateurs being responsible for local discontent

Brics is not all it’s cracked up to be

Zuma and his cohorts appear to have little understanding of the true nature of the troubled grouping.

On tap: Since 2014, 305 000 households have been afforded a reliable water service, which is 12% of the 2019 target of 2.3-million. (David Harrison/M&G)

‘Figures prove the NDP is alive and working’

The presidency responds to Paul Berkowitz’s story, ‘Zuma’s rule has savaged the NDP’

Former president Jacob Zuma. (Reuters)

Falling BRICS endanger their citizens’ health, starting with Jacob Zuma

“I was poisoned and almost died just because South Africa joined Brics under my leadership,” Zuma told supporters in his native KwaZulu-Natal.

Former National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli says the new process “gives everybody an opportunity to apply for the post if one believes that he or she should be considered for the position”. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Zuma’s rule has savaged the NDP

Growth could have slashed unemployment but today’s statistics show a horror story

Manuel is one of four investment envoys tasked by President Cyril Ramaphosa with selling SA Inc. to raise billions in new investments.

The National Development Plan has a new logo, but that’s about all that’s changed

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.

National Planning Committee members in 2012 Trevor Manuel and Cyril Ramaphosa. Gumede says the committee’s National Development Plan falls short in many ways.

SA needs to overturn state-capital relations, if not society itself

Even with the hegemony of global capital, a keen understanding of the political economy can lead to South Africa’s development, writes Vusi Gumede.

Just hurry up already, Phakisa

With the economy facing further obstacles, can the plan provide the momentum it needs?

Letters to the editor: June 12 to 18 2015

Readers write in about Nkandla and the National Development Plan.

Another brick in the wall for the New Development Bank

The recent G20 summit presented the Brics countries with an opportunity to fast-track plans for the establishment of a joint financial institution.

Growth forecasts fall short of NDP

Analysts say drastic measures are required if the government wants to reach its goal.