The Statistician-General reported that South Africa suffers triple challenges, namely, unemployment, inequality and poverty. Modern states require systems of evidence to bring about desired change. System of planning is a roadmap to achieve long-term goals, and system of statistics provides evidence to inform planning, monitor progress, and evaluate performance. A platform for a planning, monitoring and evaluation environment is adequately anticipated in the Stats Act, with section 14 introducing statistical coordination within the South African National Statistics System (SANSS).