Housing in Southern Africa February 2016

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T he new commission is man- dated to promote and advance the implementation of the NDP across different sectors of society; un- dertake detailed planning in a number of sectors to be determined from time to time; conduct regular engagements with various sectors of society on all matters pertaining to the long-term development of the country, and facilitate stakeholder engagements aimed at forging a social compact towards more effective implementa- tion of the NDP. It has a responsibility to undertake research into long-term trends, anal- yse the implementation of short- to medium-term plans, with a view to recommending improvements to government and inform policy and planning. Havingmet the newNPCmembers, the President is expecting the team to hit the ground running. He said, “This will enable government to gauge the progress beingmade and to take stock of the landmark achievements in the implementation of our country’s Na- tional Development Plan.” The new NPC members include: • Chairperson: Jeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe, Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evalu- ation • Deputy Chairperson: Professor Malegapuru William Makgoba (health, higher education manage- ment) • Tasneem Essop (environmental affairs) The new NPC team

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President Jacob Zuma

President Jacob Zuma met with the new members of the National Planning Commission (NPC), which was established to promote long term planning in government. The first NPC team developed the country’s socio-economic blueprint.

• Professor Abdus SalamMohammad Karaan (agriculture) • Dr Vuyokazi Felicity Mahlati (devel- opment planning/gender) • Elias Masilela (economics) • Professor Viviene Taylor (social policy, social development) • Dr Miriam Altman (ICT) • Dr Siphamandla Welcome Zondi (governance, international rela- tions) • Johannes Petrus Landman (sce- narios, future planning) • Pulane Elsie Molokwane (science and technology) • Jarrad Gregory Wright (energy, infrastructure) • Dr Ntuthuko Melusi Bhengu (Public Health, health insurance) • Professor Kholeka ConstanceMoloi (higher education and training) • Te s s a G i l da Dooms ( you t h development)

• ChristinaMarionNomdo (children’s rights) • Themba Cyril Dlamini (Transforma- tion, ICT) • Sue Bannister (urban and regional planning, local government, infra- structure development) • Khanyisile Thandiwe Kweyama (human resource development, business) • Professor. Jabulani Dennis Sithole (arts and culture, heritage) • Captain Frank Dutton (policing/ investigations)
 • Advocate Lekolota Abram Makua (labour law) • Poppy Audrey Mocumi (rights of persons with disability) • Dr ThamsanqaMazwai (communica- tions, small business development) • Thanyani Ramatsea, (civil engineer- ing/infrastructure development)
 • Percy Sechemane (water and sanitation) ■

February 2016