Vision 2030 Publication 2015

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“We, the people of South Africa, have journeyed far since the long lines of our first democratic election on 27 April 1994, when we elected a government for us all.”

V i s i o n S ta te m e n t , O u r f u t u re – m a ke i t wo r k , N a t i o n a l D eve l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 3 0 , E xe c u t i ve S u m m a r y

CONTENTS 18

THE ABC OF THE NDP

Letter from the Editor 9 Foreword by Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe 11 Letter of endorsement from National Planning Commission Secretariat 12

CHAPTER 1

18 The ABC of the NDP 30 Interview with Minister in the Presidency, Jeff Radebe 38 Profiles of the Founding Commissioners of the NDP 42 Interview with Trevor Manuel 50 The NDP and embracing the social compact by Elias Masilela

CHAPTER 2 Sponsored by the Office of the Premier KwaZulu-Natal 56 Interview with the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal

CHAPTER 3

Mining remains Africa’s greatest hope by Trueman Goba 66 Interview with the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 72

CHAPTER 4

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MINING REMAINS AFRICA’S GREATEST HOPE

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Interview with the Minister of Public Enterprises 78 The role of infrastructure in building the South African economy by Stephen Timm 82 Interview with the Minister of Human Settlements 88 Interview with the Minister of Public Works 92

CHAPTER 5 SMMEs: the sleeping giant of the South African economy by Stephen Timm 98

CONTENTS

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INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

116

INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTO WIESE

Interview with the Minister of Trade and Industry Interview with Christo Wiese

108 116

CHAPTER 7 Sponsored by PRASA 124 Transport in the NDP by Philip Harrison

CHAPTER 8

South Africa’s global icons

138 SA’S GLOBAL ICONS

CHAPTER 6

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CHAPTER 9 The rise and rise of financial services in South Africa by Dougie Oakes Interview with the Minister of Finance

162 168

CHAPTER 10 174 Interview with the Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation

184 How does one develop a service culture in South Africa?

by Stephen Timm

CHAPTER 11

218

INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION

Ensuring a responsive, accountable, effective and efficient local government system by Pascal Moloi

194

CHAPTER 12 Education and skills development by Marcus Balintulo and Percy Moleke Interview with the Minister of Science and Technology Interview with the Minister of Basic Education

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INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

236

THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS YEAR’S UNFCCC COP21 FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY DOUGIE OAKES

252

THE NDP’S VISION FOR GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT BY MIRIAM ALTMAN

CHAPTER 13 Interview with the Minister of Health

223

CHAPTER 14 Interview with the Minister of Police

228

CHAPTER 15 The importance of this year’s UNFCCC COP21 for developing countries by Dougie Oakes

236

CHAPTER 16

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REPORT ON VISION 2030 SUMMIT

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In pursuit of a comprehensive economic transformation agenda by Bridgette Gasa The NDP’s vision for growth and employment by Miriam Altman Report on Vision 2030 Summit Announcement of the New National Planning Commissioners Business card listing

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When President Jacob Zuma decided to appoint the National Planning Commission to devise a plan for the future of South Africa, he indicated his seriousness by appointing one of his most senior ministers to head it up and he positioned it in the Presidency.

He also made sure that the Commission consisted of independent thinkers who could, without political interference, produce a workable plan. This plan is known as the National Development Plan (NDP), commonly referred to as Vision 2030. Most people agree that the NDP is impressive and, if we implemented even half of what is outlined in the document, South Africa would be a significantly different place in 2030.

If the NDP had to be summed up in one sentence, one would say that its intention is to deal with the triple challenges of unemployment, poverty and inequality. It starts with a diagnosis of what is wrong in our country and then proceeds to offer various suggestions as to how we can deal with these problems.

As expected, it is a document that would require for its success much adaptation – not only among government officials but also among other sectors of society.

While there are people who believe that the government is no longer committed to implementing the NDP, this is not true – based on the interviews and research we conducted for this publication. Government remains committed but they have had to be realistic about the best way to implement programmes towards the realisation of the NDP. The NDP remains at the heart of everything that government does. It has become part and parcel of all the government’s medium-and long-term strategies.

However, there still remains a concern about the commitment of the private sector to the implementation of the NDP. Too many private sector companies are still pointing fingers at the government without doing anything about implementing the recommendations of the NDP. This, of course, goes against one of the key recommendations of the NDP, which is the creation of an active citizenry. What this means is that all of us need to take responsibility for our own future. The days of depending on government to do everything for us are over.

This publication, and the conference that we hosted on the NDP in June this year, is part of Topco Media’s commitment to making the NDP a reality. We support the NDP wholeheartedly

and remain convinced that it is the best plan for our country.

As such, we will do everything in our power to make sure that more people know and understand what is contained in this plan, so that they can help us monitor its progress.

All South Africans have a responsibility to make sure that we implement the recommendations and findings of the NDP. We owe it, not only to ourselves, but also to our children and their children.

We hope that you enjoy reading this publication and that it will inspire you to do your bit for our country’s future.

Ryland Fisher Editorial Director

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EDITOR’S LETTER | RYLAND FISHER

LET’S DO IT FOR OUR CHILDREN

K E Y C O N T R I B U TO R S “ Fo l l ow i n g S o u t h A f r i c a ’s c e l e b ra t i o n s o f 2 0 ye a r s o f f re e d o m a n d d e m o c ra c y t h i s ye a r, i t i s n ow t i m e to b e g i n l o o k i n g towa rd s o u r f u t u re .”

KHULEKANI MATHE Acting Head of Secretariat, National Planning Commission The Presidency

MIRIAM ALTMAN Founding member of the National Planning Commission Head of Strategy, Telkom

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BRIDGETTE GASA

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DOUGIE OAKES Writer, editor, speechwriter and copywriter

ELIAS MASILELA

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PERCY MOLEKE

STEPHEN TIMM

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Evaluation, The Presidency

CONTRIBUTORS BEA DROST

JOHN KRUGER

ZANELE TWALA

Policy analyst National Planning Commission Secretariat

Sector expert National Planning Commission

Senior expert

ASHRAF KARIEM

ZAMA NDLOVU

Senior expert National Planning Commission Secretariat

Communications specialist National Planning Commission

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National Planning Commission

JEFFREY THAMSANQA RADEBE MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY THE NDP, GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER SOUTH AFRICA In 2009, we realised that there were two serious shortcomings in government and the country. One related to performance monitoring and evaluation and the other to long-term planning. To correct this, two ministers were appointed in the Presidency and assigned these two important tasks.

The late Minister Collins Chabane was appointed to establish and head the Department of Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation; and former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel was appointed to head up the National Planning Commission (NPC) which consisted of highly respected individuals and experts from all areas of society. Members of the Commission were chosen with the assistance of the public.

The Honourable Cyril Ramaphosa, now Deputy President of the Republic, was appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the NPC. The mandate of the NPC was to formulate a vision of a society in which we want to live by 2030 and attain the goal of a united, democratic, non-racial, non-sexist and prosperous society as defined in our Constitution.

The areas of expertise of the NPC Commissioners included economics, finance, social services, rural development, energy, public policy and governance, infrastructure development, urban and regional planning, education and training, health, agriculture and food security, climate change, local government and scenario planning.

The Commission formally presented the National Development Plan (NDP) to the President at a joint sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of

Provinces on 15 August 2012; a remarkable achievement in a relatively short time.

In brief, the NDP identified one of the major issues that we need to address as South Africans as the triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment.

The NDP was endorsed by all political parties represented in the fourth democratic parliament, as well as by most organised formations in South Africa. There is universal agreement that this Plan will make South Africa a better place for all, one in which everyone will have equal opportunities to realise their full potential.

In the past few years, the NDP has become more and more integrated into the work of government. Progressively, we are breaking down the silos in the working of government departments and now have a situation where all departments work with the vision of the NDP in mind.

To give expression to this, we have rearranged the composition of government clusters and ensured that the Medium Term Strategic Framework is designed as an implementation framework of the NDP. Throughout the country wonderful work is being done to implement the NDP but the major weakness is that it is not always communicated properly.

all we want them to do is to acknowledge when positive things happen – and there are many positive steps being taken on a daily basis in South Africa. Among them are the number of jobs we continue to create in a stifling international economic environment. We have established major infrastructure programmes and we are addressing the challenges that could impact the successful implementation of the NDP, such as our energy challenges, crime and education.

The other weakness relates to the involvement of the private sector in taking ownership of the NDP. Now, more than ever, we need partnerships between government and business to take our country to a different level. If we all agree that this is our Plan, then we all need to play a role in making it a reality.

This publication, and the Vision 2030 Summit that preceded it, is an important private sector initiative, which has been endorsed by the National Planning Commission Secretariat, to ensure that government and business work together to make South Africa a better place for all our people.

This could be due to a deficiency in our own communication mechanisms; it could also be that the media in South Africa tends to want to focus on the negative and ignore the positives. However, we have never asked the media to ignore the negatives; V I S I O N 2 0 3 0 , OUR F UTURE OUR P L AN | 1 1

FOREWORD | MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY

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ENDORSEMENT K H U L E K A N I M AT H E

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COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (REPRESENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION) AND TOPCO MEDIA TO CREATE VISION 2030 PUBLICATION AND SUMMIT Following South Africa’s celebrations of 20 years of freedom and democracy this year, it is now time to begin looking towards our future. The National Planning Commission, mandated by government to develop a long-term vision and strategic plan for South Africa, produced the National Development Plan (NDP).

The NDP, in general terms, seeks to accelerate the growth of the South African economy through the development of national infrastructure, human and institutional capabilities. The Plan is a comprehensive and effective strategy to ensure South Africa’s long-term sustainability as a leading African and global nation.

It was developed through an intense process of consultation, including over 10 000 participants from all corners of the country’s economy, including both the public and private sectors. There is a need for continued engagement and

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dissemination of information on the NDP. Topco Media’s Vision 2030 Publication and Summit seek to engage with both the public and private sector and reflect on what government departments are doing to align with the NDP, and unpack the investor community’s role in making the Plan a success.

By identifying the challenges that exist and issues that need to be addressed, and engaging with key stakeholders about solutions and the best way forward, the Summit will become the most important tool to ensure the success of the NDP. Topco’s previous publications and events, including South Africa 20 Years of Success: Business & Government, South Africa: The First 10 Years, and The Nelson Mandela Years, along with its annual events such as the Oliver Empowerment Awards, the National Business Awards and Top Women in Business and Government

Awards makes it the ideal company to collaborate with in this endeavour.

The National Planning Commission supports Topco Media in this endeavour and fully endorses the Vision 2030 Summit as the key tool for engaging with the public and private sectors on the NDP.

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