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February 2016
News
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)
•
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)
The new
NPC team
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.
•
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)
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President
Jacob Zuma
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