Good afternoon House Chairperson and colleagues. The question asks whether the department has measured the progress that South Africa is making in advancing the objectives, goals and targets of the National Development Plan, NDP. If not, why not? If so, how much progress and what are the further relevant details?
The second part asks whether any progress has been made to ensure that no person lives in poverty, no-one goes hungry and that there is work for all. If not, why not? If so, what progress and what challenges are facing the country in advancing the set goals of the NDP?
Yes, the department has measured the progress of the country against the targets of the NDP. The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, through its sector monitoring, has conducted monitoring of performance against the NDP targets.
Consequently, a mid-term review report was produced in 2017. Furthermore, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation has conducted a 25 year review which emanates from 1994, and is inclusive of the NDP period 2012 to 2019. This review goes into
detail about the implemented solutions as we have seen, as proposed by the