In order for the NDP to pan out accordingly,
three areas will be focused on. Namely:
• Promoting labour-absorbing industries;
• Growing manufacturing, financial
services and telecommunications;
• Providing a broader social wage to
enable even the poorest to have a
decent living
What are some of
the short-to-medium-term goals?
Although criticized by some due to reasons
ranging from lack of scientific grounds for
this initiative to the mandate being difficult
to decipher, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan insists that economic growth and employment will experience an increase within
the next three years due to the collaboration of the government with business and
labour. Deputy