President Ramaphosa to meet National Planning Commission

President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, Tuesday 06 August 2019, meet with the members of the National Planning Commission (NPC) at his Mahlamba Ndlopfu official residence in Tshwane.

The Commission will brief the President on progress made and challenges encountered since the commencement of this collective’s term 2015.

The Commission will update the President on indicators used to measure the implementation of the National Development Plan and will report on the Review of the National Development Plan.

The mandate of the commission includes, among others the following responsibilities: 

- To promote and advance the implementation of the National Development Plan across different sectors of society;
- To undertake detailed planning in a selected number of sectors to be determined from time to time;
- To conduct regular engagements with various sectors of society on all matters pertaining to the long-term development of the country;
- To facilitate stakeholder engagements aimed at forging a social compact towards more effective implementation of the National Development Plan;
- To undertake research into long-term trends, analyse implementation of short to medium term plans with a view to recommend improvements to Government as well as produce reports to inform policy and planning; and
- To contribute to development of international partnerships and networks on national planning.

Media enquiries: Khusela Diko, Spokesperson to the President on 072 854 5707

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria