The National Development Plan (NDP) was adopted as government strategy in 2013 and the National Planning Commission has just published its 10-year review.
The report, made public on 8 September, was given to President Cyril Ramaphosa for action and implementation. It provides a clear view of what went wrong and whether the NDP was still relevant.
Typical of such a review from a body like the National Planning Commission, the issues mentioned would be generic and individuals, political parties or organisations would not be mentioned by name.
WHEN THE DECLINE BEGAN
It is clear from the review that things started going wrong in South Africa from 2008/09 and the Zuma years, when state capture was the main
