Democracy
25 – The number of years since South Africa’s democracy.
National Development Plan (NDP)
1 100 – The number of indicators that the Medium-Term Strategic Framework had for the last five years, which measured progress in the implementation of the NDP.
5 – The number of years in which the Medium-Term Strategic Framework had more than 1 100 indicators, which measured progress in the implementation of the NDP.
Government priorities and goals
7 – The number of priorities that the new administration will focus on.
5 – The number of fundamental goals for the next decade.
10 – The number of years in which government will make progress in tackling poverty, inequality and unemployment.
Employment and economic opportunities
50% – The unemployment rate among young South Africans.
2 million – New jobs to be created for young people within the next decade.
50 000 – The number of young people that the National Youth Service will take a year.
6 – The number of months which the national minimum wage has been in place.
155 000 – Jobs to be created in the next five years through the Public-Private Growth Initiative.
2 million – Young people who will be employed in the next decade.
Education
10 – The age in which a child will be able to read for meaning in the next decade.
3, 6 and 9 – The targeted school grades where there should be an improvement of the capabilities of teachers and ensuring a more consistent measurement of progress.
500 000 – The number of children of school-going age with disabilities who are not in school.
Human settlements
5 – The number of years that government will accelerate the provision of well-located housing and land to poor South Africans.
75% – The number of South Africans who are going to be living in the urban areas by 2030.
Health
2 million – The figure that government aims to increase the number of people on antiretroviral treatment by December 2020.
Economy
10 – The number of years in which government expects South Africa’s economy to be growing at a rate far greater than country’s population.
R230 billion – The fiscal support that Eskom will require over the next 10 years.
R300 billion – The amount of investments announced at the inaugural Investment Conference in 2018.
R250 billion – The amount worth of projects that has entered the implementation phase.
R840 billion – The amount that the private sector has committed to invest in projects through the Public-Private Growth Initiative.
43 – Number of projects that the private sector has committed to invest in through the Public-Private Growth Initiative.
19 – Number of sectors that the private sector has committed to invest in through the Public-Private Growth Initiative.
5 – The number of years in which government aims create 155 000 jobs through the Public-Private Growth Initiative.
R100 billion – The amount that government has allocated for the Infrastructure Fund.
1 day – The period it should take for companies to be registered.
R3.9 billion – The amount allocated to the Land Bank to support black commercial farmers.
Tourism
21 million – The number of international tourist arrivals projected by 2030.
Safety and security
5 000 – Number of students registered for basic training in South Africa’s police training colleges.
7 000 – The envisaged number of students to be registered for basic training in South Africa’s police training colleges per cycle over the next two intakes.
R14.7 billion – The value of estimated civil claims arising from the Special Investigative Unit investigations.
Local government
44 – Number of districts that government will focus on to speed up service delivery, ensuring that municipalities are properly supported and adequately resourced.
8 – Number of metros that government will focus on to speed up service delivery, ensuring that municipalities are properly supported and adequately resourced.
