Development Indicators 2014 Min Jeff Radebe MP 20 September 2015 GCIS, Tshedimosetso House

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MTSF:

Youth unemployment is a major challenge 4 Statistics SA’s Labour Force Survey ( ) and Quarterly Labour Force Survey ( ) NDP target: 14% by 2020 and 6% by 2030

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GDP growth below NDP target SARB quarterly bulletins based on Stats SA’s data 6 NDP target: 5.4%

Gross fixed capital formation SARB quarterly bulletins 7

Participation in public employment programmes increased EPWP total since 2004CWP total since 2009 Department of Public Works 8 NDP target: 2 million people per annum by 2030

Households accessing water, sanitation and electricity increased 9 Stats SA’s General Household Survey NDP target: Water – all people. 90% people access electricity through grid

Agricultural employment Statistics SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey 10 NDP target: An additional direct jobs and indirect jobs in the agriculture, agro-processing and related sectors by 2030

Expanded participation Early Childhood Development Stats SA General Household Survey 11 5 yr olds: 39.3% NDP target: At least 2 years pre-school education for all

Matric pass rate Department of Basic Education 12

Artisan learner completion Department of Higher Education and Training13

Too few learners pass Mathematics at Grade 12 Department of Basic Education 14 NDP target: learners eligible for bachelors with maths and science

Decreasing share of GDP spent on Research & Development HSRC, commissioned by Department of Science and Technology 15

Life expectancy increased by 8.5 years between 2003 and 2014 Stats SA’s mid-year population estimates 2014 and Medical Research Council Rapid Mortality Surveillance (RMS) Report 16

TB treatment success rate Department of Health 17

Child mortality declined significantly over the last decade Stats SA’s Mid-year population estimates 2014 MRC Rapid Mortality Surveillance (RMS) Reports 18 NDP target: Reduce infant and child mortality MDG target: 19 or less under-5’s per in 2015

Maternal mortality declined, but is still high Stats SA’s calculations based on civil registration and vital statistics system and MRC’s Rapid Mortality Surveillance Report 19 NDP target: Reduce maternal mortality MDG target: 38 per in 2015

Severe malnutrition under 5 years Department of Health’s District Health Information System (DHIS) 20 NDP target: Address hunger, malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies that affect physical growth and cognitive development, especially among children

Stats SA, Victims of Crime Survey 2011, 2012 and 2013/14 21 Building safer communities NDP target: In 2030 people living in South Africa feel safe and have no fear of crime

Open budget index 22 Rank FranceUnited KingdomNew Zealand 2 SloveniaNew Zealand 3 United KingdomFranceUnited Kingdom 4 New Zealand FranceSweden 5 United StatesNorway

Perception of corruption remains high Transparency International 23 NDP target: A corruption-free society, a high adherence to ethics throughout society and a government that is accountable to its people

Qualified audits declining but still too high Auditor-General of South Africa 24 MTSF target: 75% of municipalities with unqualified audit opinions by 2019

Revenue collection improved South African Revenue Service 25

Percentage of people progressing from low to middle living standards has increased South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF) 26

27 Challenges rising government debt unemployment, especially youth decline in the percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) spent on research and development weaker global competitiveness ranking increasing aggravated robbery increasing service-delivery protests decreasing public opinion of service delivery by government

28 Positive trends increased life expectancy decreasing infant and child mortality Increasing roll-out of ART (adults and children) improved living standards increased access to basic services increasing number of five-year-olds included in education system improved adult literacy increased enrolment in technical and vocational training increase in number of artisans qualifying increasing participation in public employment programmes (EPWP and CWP) decline in serious crime reported sustained good international performance in budget transparency more effective revenue collection increasing tourism

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Acknowledgement 30

31 Target Audience Cabinet, Parliament and all Provincial Legislatures Senior government officials Embassies represented in South Africa & South African Embassies abroad South African delegations visiting other countries University and community libraries Think tanks and major non-governmental organisations Research institutions Media International bodies like the World Bank, United Nations agencies