Just what SA needs
THE National Plan for South Africa is out! It is comprehensive, ambitious and laudable.
It has the elements required to move the country forward.
Unveiling the plan in Parliament yesterday National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel mentioned many things contained in the plan. Some sounded pretty obvious.
But the important one is that the plan goes beyond the rhetoric. It sets targets. It suggest ways to meet targets on, among other things, jobs, growth, literacy and poverty.
Manuel and members of the National Planning Commission have done a wonderful job, putting together the plan.
They would not have been able to had they not been honest about the problems we face as a nation.
The plan is based on six pillars. But it will not work if it does not get a buy-in from the government that established the planning commission.
Of course, some of the suggestions will not sit well with those in government who have privatised public policy-making.
They are now required to set their sights on the targets for the benefit of the country and not themselves.
The plan will not implement itself. The government will not do it alone. Nor will business, civil society and labour.
What is required - and this is the most important pillar of the six - is active citizenship.
Citizens must be responsible for their own progress and for that of the country. Otherwise the plan will be meaningless.
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tpaz
Active citizenship.-----Protests, voting differently?Report Abuse
Lungu
Who is going to apply that plan? Our presidend hahahaaaaaa, i can only laugh about that!!Report Abuse
KazakstanDJ
@Tpaz, I like the idea of Active citizenry but I don't like the way we go about protesting. We do more harm than good.We need to use our voting power to effect these changes we want, I have no confidence in the current leadership and will certainly not be voting for them in the next elections.
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CheeseBoy
Planning talking, planning, talking, planning, talking, planning, talking, talking planning.That is what has been happening mostly in the past few years. When it comes to putting stuff on paper I give our govt an 11 out of 10.
When it comes to executing and IMPLIMENTING (which is the most vital aspect of any plan) I'm sad to say they deserve a sorry 2 out of 10.
PLANS DO NOT PUT FOOD ON PEOPLE'S TABLES. ACTION DOES.
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Mxaueht
Planning talking, planning, talking, planning, talking, planning, talking, talking planning.That is what has been happening mostly in the past few years. When it comes to putting stuff on paper I give our govt an 11 out of 10.
When it comes to executing and IMPLIMENTING (which is the most vital aspect of any plan) I'm sad to say they deserve a sorry 2 out of 10.
PLANS DO NOT PUT FOOD ON PEOPLE'S TABLES. ACTION DOES.
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May be I should form my own department where I would render services as implementing agent for these policies and plans..............since it is obvious that they are not skilled to do so.
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Lungu
@KazakstanDJ true we must use our voting powers to end this madness or else we will go down in the drain.Report Abuse
Hail
@ CheeseBoy well said my brother! hey we are tired about their plan this plan that where is action? Let them name 1 plan that has been implemented and pass 100%? are they not learning from their mistakes? they always fail to even mention the how on thier plans. How is it going to benefit a citizen of a rural area kwa Lehurutshe in the NW or deep rural in Limpopo? Sorry they had 18 year to have done that now it is little too late. do we need to wait another 18 years for their plan to get off the ground?Report Abuse
Chichi7
Ok, we have heard about planning for years, I need to know when they will start implementing. Can this be done before my hair starts getting grey at the temples?Report Abuse
MicaParis
The plan is brilliant but will only succeed on clear simple pure issues! ANC will never lead this country anywhere until they accept in their heart and actions to start doing things by the book! We must please stop advocating wrong obvious things through the abuse of political powers. When are we going to start arresting too many Comrades who are deliberately and perpetually stealing from Government amid proof that they can be arrested! We need to hit and nail on this plan by hiring brilliant people to implement it but if we are going to hire illiterates again to manage it than we are doing nothing as we will never realize our goals through illiteracy! Corruption and nepotism must come to an end if the plan had to succeed. Cadre deployment route should be a no go area as comrades are lazy and arrogant as they do not want to be controlled and execute their duties.We will never get this country anywhere Comrades if we join in politics for the sole reason of accessing tenders and top Government jobs so that we can sleep with all the women in the world in all their colours, sizes and shapes!! People will eventually get tired and vote us out of power and believe it getting that power back might take us 70 years!
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Keafixa
cheeseboywell said
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