Jobs top of SA’s agenda

The Presidency yesterday issued the Medium-Term Strategic Framework 2014-2019, committing to implementing the National Development Plan (NDP) to increase job opportunities in South Africa. The NDP sets a growth target of at least 5% a year, and emphasises measures to...

Growing capacity essential to deliver on NDP

The National Development Plan (NDP) is an effective plan and its fixed investment target of 30% by 2030 is an ambitious one. However, it will be challenging to meet this target, and it is vital to build capacity to effect the investment roll-out. This is according to...

ICT to find its role in the NDP

By Kathy Gibson, Satnac 2013, Stellenbosch – Although the National Development Plan (NDP) hasn’t properly defined the role of ICT in turning the country around, there is a new focus on developing a strategy around ICT. Dr Miriam Altman, head of strategy at...