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National Development Plan and State Capacity Conference

Advancing Implementation Towards a More Capable
Nation - Highlights of the 10-Year Review of the NDP

Deputy Chairperson of the National Planning Commission and Vice Chancellor of the Tshwane University of
Technology - Professor Tinyiko Maluleke

By Professor Tinyiko Maluleke, Deputy have changed, both within South African and inter-
Chairperson of the National Planning nationally, to inform and improve its further imple-
mentation. The review provided the National Planning
Commission and Vice Chancellor of the Commission (NPC) with an opportunity to assess les-
Tshwane University of Technology sons learnt from the experience gained and advice on
ongoing implementation. For this reason, the review
was not intended to be a rewrite of the NDP, but rath-
The National Development Plan (NDP) was adopted er an affirmation of the plan as a living document that
in 2012, along with targets set to be achieved by 2030 can take account of changing dynamics, whether of
and implementation through the Medium-Term Strat- national demographics or in the global political econ-
egy Framework (MTSF). Its overall goal is to eradicate omy. The following exercise underpinned the 10-year
poverty, which in 2012 is reflected by the 39% of peo- review of the NDP:
ple living below the poverty line of R419 (2009 base-
line), and to significantly reduce inequality through a • Assess progress and identify key gaps and
range of policy interventions so that, by 2030, South challenges.
Africa would be a more prosperous and equal society. • Assess the impact the NDP has had on
South Africa’s development trajectory.
Taking stock of ten years of the NDP • Consider how far South Africa has pro-
Ten years after the NDP was adopted, it is appropriate gressed towards this objective.
to assess the plan’s impact on South Africa’s devel- • Assess whether the progress to date has
opment trajectory and consider how circumstances met the initial expectations.

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