DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT: PROJECT TWO

The National Development Plan

Introduction

The National Development Plan is targeting a decrease in poverty and a

reduction/elimination in South Africa by 2030. It has been stated that these goals can
be collaboratively achieved by South Africans if a comprehensive economy is grown,
leadership and partnerships prioritized, drawing on the energies of South Africans,
building capabilities and enhancing the capacity of the state.

As we are all aware of the fact that South Africa’s transition from the apartheid era to
the democracy era has been successful and passive despite the violence and
inequality this country has been through. The Constitution prioritizes a prudent
rights-based tactic and envisions a non-racial and non-sexist democracy for us all.
Reconciling citizens of all races from the tragic historical events and redressing the
inequities previously caused by apartheid. Throughout a past few racial hatred has
lessened in various fields, stability to the economy has been maintained and access
to services has been extended. Millions who were previously disadvantaged have
been granted access to water, shelter, education, electricity and health care. In
comparison with the year 1994 employment has increased and poverty rate has
slightly declined.

Two decades into democracy, South Africa is still an unequal society where a lot of
people are facing poverty and unemployment. The school education provided to
black learners is mediocre. A large number of people are still institutionalized to the
fact that they are disadvantaged, hence a solution had to be developed in order to
address this challenge and this leads to the change of a country’s performance.

In order to accelerate progress and instil democracy at a deeper level it is up to all

South Africans to be more prudent starting from today.

The National Development Plan foresees a South Africa where everyone is free yet
bounded to others, where opportunity is granted to you regardless of your skin colour
or disabilities as long as you put in hard work and ability and where everyone is
confident about their potential. In order for these goals to be achieved, society will
require an adjustment economy and focused efforts to build the country’s
capabilities. So that poverty and inequality can be reduced, the economy must
envision growth and ways that are highly beneficial to all South Africans.
Young people deserve to be offered quality educational and economic opportunities
and gender inequality need to be eliminated. The promotion of gender equality and
greater opportunities for young people are incorporate composition that run
throughout this plan.

Growth and jobs, education and skills, and a capable and developmental state

Increasing employment opportunities through faster economic growth, providing

quality education and skills development and maintaining the capability of the state
to establish a developmental, transformative role. For employment opportunities to
be broadened, the economy will require growth and the elimination of structural
impairments, such as mediocre education. This is prominent at increasing rates of
investment and competitiveness and enlarging production and exports. Collaborative
effort from the government, communities and business will be required to achieve
economic growth. South Africa will also require support from all citizens to get ahead
progressively with development.

Direct and immediate measures to attack poverty

The National Development Plan presents a long-term policy to increase employment

and expand employment opportunities through education, vocational training, health,
public transport and admission to information. The policies will require citizens to be
more patient because they’ll be time consuming to be effective on poverty. The
National Developmental Plan proposes to; introduce active labour market strategies
to increase employment for the youth and creating more employment opportunities
for low-skilled people, invest and focus on public employment programmes, reinforce
primary health-care initiatives and expand district-based health programmes such as
the community care worker programmes and health education, improve the quality of
education provided at schools and broadened welfare services and public
employment systems, providing the state with the ability to support poor communities
especially those filled with criminal activities.

Conclusion

To initiate the progress of the National Development Plan in reducing poverty and
inequality over the next decade, South Africa needs to be more prudent than ever.
The importance of this plan is to involve the youth, communities and
employees/workers and the unemployed.

It is estimated that by 2030 South Africa will be prosperous and highly equitable. But
most importantly the aim is to build a country that everyone is proud of. All South
Africans are eligible to be influential in creating a better future.

References:
National Development Plan Executive Summary, Our Future
The Role of the National Development Plan Vision 2030, Jackson Mthembu, 04
October 2019