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Policies / Policies from 2008

Policies from 2008

Policies with publication year 2008.

Social Housing Act

Ministry of Human Settlements,Ministry of Water and Sanitation

South Africa2008Democracy And GovernanceOther

An Act to establish and promote a sustainable social housing environment; to define the functions of national, provincial and local governments in respect of social housing, to provide for the establishment of the Social Housing Regulatory Authority in order to regulate all social housing institutions obtaining or having obtained public funds; to allow for the undertaking of approved projects by other delivery agents with the benefit of public money, to give statutory recognition to social housing institutions and to provide for matters connected therewith.

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Framework for the Participation and Empowerment of Youth in Human Settlements

Ministry of Human Settlements,Ministry of Water and Sanitation

South Africa2008Democracy And GovernanceOther

The objectives of this programme are to present a holistic and integrated approach to human settlements delivery through youth development and participation in the context of the National Youth Service, to establish a dedicated platform in the delivery of Human Settlements for programmatic participation of Youth and to provide an enabling policy and strategy environment for youth participation in the Housing and Human Settlement Sector aligned to the Comprehensive Plan for the Creation of Sustainable Human Settlements.

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National Women in Human Settlements Programme: Framework for the Empowerment and Participation of Women in Human Settlements Delivery

Ministry of Human Settlements,Ministry of Water and Sanitation

South Africa2008Democracy And GovernanceOther

The primary objective of this programme is to promote and facilitate the empowerment and participation of women in human settlements delivery value chain through the allocation of 30% target of the department�s budget for women-owned projects. Its fundamental principles include gender equity, diversity and partnerships.

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Electricity Regulations for Expropriation on Behalf of a Licensee

Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy

South Africa2008EnergyRegulation

This document provides procedures to be followed by the licensee. It emphasizes that any licensee who requires the State to expropriate land on its behalf, or any right in over or in respect of land as contemplated in section 27(1) of the Act must apply in writing to the Minister of Public Works.

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Electricity Pricing Policy of South African Electricity Supply Industry

Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy

South Africa2008EnergyPolicy

This document summarises the objectives of the electricity sector as detailed in the White Paper of 1998 to improve social equity by addressing the requirements of low income, enhance efficiency and competitiveness to provide low-cost and high-quality inputs to all sectors and open non-discriminatory access to the transmission system.

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Standards Act, 2008

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Competition

South Africa2008Trade, Industry And InvestmentOther

This is an Act to provide for the development, promotion and maintenance of standardisation and quality in connection with commodities and the rendering of related conformity assessment services, and for that purpose to provide for the continued existence of the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), as the peak national institution, to provide for the repeal of the Standards Act, 1993, and to provide for transitional arrangements.

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Department of Education Strategic Plan 2008-2012, and Operational Plans 2008-2009

Ministry of Education

South Africa2008EducationOther

The government is using the period covered by the strategic and operational plans to collaborate with provincial governments, NGOs, and social and private partners, to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of education, so as to ensure that all elements of the system are subjected to rigorous scrutiny. The goals and objectives contained are anchored on the overarching goal of the department: to ensure quality education for all.

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National Reading Strategy

Ministry of Education

South Africa2008EducationOther

The national reading strategy has the vision to ensure every South African learner becomes a fluent reader who reads to learn and reads for enjoyment and enrichment. It underpins South Africa's participation in United Nations development campaigns, including; the UNESCO Literacy Decade 2003-2013, and the Education for All (EFA) campaign, which aims to increase literacy rates by 50% by the year 2015.

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