National Council of Provinces Three-Sphere Planning Session

Day 1: 27 August 2024
Session 1
Programme Director: Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

Time

Activity

Responsible person

08h00-09h00

Arrival and registration

All

09h00-09h05

National Anthem

All

09h05-09h15

Contextualising the imperatives of three-sphere planning

Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

09h15-09h45

NCOP Constitutional mandate in the context of a developmental state

Hon. RM Mtshweni-Tsipane, MP
Chairperson of the NCOP

09h45-10h05

Overarching Analysis of Existing Planning Systems and Mechanisms, Geared towards Accelerating the Implementation of South Africa’s Key Development Priorities

Hon. M Ramokgopa, MP
Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

10h05-10h20

Poverty and Inequality in South Africa

Mr. T Maluleke
Statistician General of South Africa

10h20-11h55

National Planning Commission
Unpacking South Africa’s Overarching Developmental Landscape

The National Planning Commission
Led by
Prof. T Maluleke
Deputy Chairperson of the National Planning Commission of South Africa

11h55-12h00

Introduction of the Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, the Hon. PS Mashatile, MP

Hon. RM Mtshweni-Tsipane, MP
Chairperson of the NCOP

12h00-12h30

Keynote Address
Towards Strengthening Planning and Coordination between the NCOP and the Three Spheres

Hon. PS Mashatile, MP
Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa

Session 2
Programme Director: Hon. BA Radebe, MP
House Chairperson: Members Support and International Relations

Time

Activity

Responsible person

12h30-13h30

Interactive Session / Questions

All

13h30-14h00

Lunch

All

Session 3
Programme Director: Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

Time

Activity

Responsible person

14h00-15h00

Delineating Key Public Infrastructure Projects to support Government’s Inclusive Economic Growth Interventions

• Public works and Infrastructure
• Roads and Transport
• Water and Sanitation
• Electricity and Energy

• Hon. D Macpherson, MP

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

• Hon. B Creecy, MP

Minister of Transport

• Hon. P Majodina, MP

Minister of Water and Sanitation

• Hon. K Ramokgopa, MP

Minister of Electricity and Energy

15h00-15h15

Basic Education

Hon. N Gwarube, MP
Minister of Basic Education

15h15-15h30

National Health Insurance Act

Hon. Dr. A Motsoaledi, MP
Minister of Health

Session 4
Programme Director: Hon. K Mmoiemang, MP
Chief Whip of the NCOP

Time

Activity

Responsible person

15h30-15h45

Inclusive Growth and Job Creation
New wine into new skins: an alternative economic strategy for South Africa’s economic reconstruction

Dr Nthabiseng Moleko
Development Economist, Stellenbosch University Business School

15h45-16h00

Inclusive Economic Growth and Job Creation

Hon. P Tau, MP
Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition

16h00-16h15

Small Business Development

Hon. S Ndabeni-Abrahams, MP
Minister of Small Business Development

16h15-16h30

Crime and Policing

Hon. S Mchunu, MP
Minister of Police

Session 5
Programme Director: Hon. DR Ryder, MP
House Chairperson: Committees

Time

Activity

Responsible person

16h30-17h15

Interactive Session / Questions

All

17h15-17h25

Summary and Way Forward

Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

17h25-17h30

Vote of Thanks

Hon. RM Mtshweni-Tsipane, MP
Chairperson of the NCOP

Day 2: 28 August 2024
Session 6
Programme Director: Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

Time

Activity

Responsible person

08h00-09h00

Arrival and registration

All

09h00-09h05

Opening and welcome

Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

09h05-09h40

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Priorities

Hon. V Hlabisa, MP
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

09h40-13h00

• Provincial Legacy Projects and Envisaged Implementation Timelines
• Provincial Development Catalytic Projects and Envisaged Implementation Timelines

Premiers of Provinces
Hon. O Mabuyane, MPL
Premier Eastern Cape
Hon. M Letsoha-Mathae, MPL
Premier Free State
Hon P Lesufi, MPL
Premier Gauteng
Hon. T Ntuli, MPL
Premier KwaZulu-Natal
Hon. Dr. P Ramathuba, MPL
Premier Limpopo Province
Hon. M Ndlovu, MPL
Premier Mpumalanga 
Hon. L. Mokgosi, MPL
Premier North West
Hon. Dr Z. Saul, MPL
Premier Northern Cape
Hon. A Winde, MPL
Premier Western Cape

13h00-14h00

Lunch

All

Session 7
Programme Director: Hon. BA Radebe, MP
House Chairperson for Members Support and International Relations

Time

Activity

Responsible person

14h00-14h15

SALGA Perspectives

Cllr B Stofile
SALGA President

14h15-15h00

Interactive Session / Questions

All

Session 8
Programme Director: Hon. K Mmoiemang, MP
Chief Whip of the NCOP

Time

Activity

Responsible person

15h00-15h10

• Contextualising an NCOP Oversight Mapping Approach to concretise the NCOP’s Oversight Agenda for the 7th Parliament
• Summary of Key Policy Priorities to Inform the Oversight Mapping Approach in the NCOP

Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

15h10-16h00

Select Committee Chairpersons 

• Key Issues Emerging from the Planning Session (Applicable to Committee Oversight Prioritization)
• Data Driven Oversight Approach
• Key Priorities and Oversight Perspectives

Hon. DR Ryder, MP
House Chairperson: Committees
Select Committee Chairpersons

16h00-17h15

Interactive Discussion: Provincial and District Level Perspectives
Permanent Delegates and Executive Mayors to articulate Key Provincial Development/Service Delivery Issues to be integrated into Oversight Priority List and Institutional Oversight Agenda over the Medium Term

All

17h15-17h25

Articulation of Strategic Approach to Formulate NCOP’s Oversight Agenda into a Targeted Oversight Approach (NCOP Three-Sphere Oversight Mapping Approach

Hon. P Govender, MP
Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP

17h25-17h30

Vote of Thanks

Hon. RM Mtshweni-Tsipane, MP
Chairperson of the NCOP