Staff Reporter

Stakeholders in the North West Province have been afforded another opportunity to contribute towards strengthening of the capacity of the state to develop and implement its long term plan during the Provincial Roundtable Table Discussion to be held in Rustenburg on Wednesday.

The theme of the engagements hosted by the Planning Commission in the Office of the Premier in partnership with the Development Bank of Southern Africa and the Statistics South Africa is: “Fragile states and Dilemma for long term planning –Case study of South Africa.”

“Development is about improving quality of life…about equity and justice. It entails a growing economy in which redistribution is a critical element. The role of the state is to ensure democracy and popular participation. A strong state should have intellectual resources to plan, monitor and stimulate high growth. ” stresses Premier Thandi Modise

Modise added that the state should mobilise and deploy capital into sectors unattractive to private industry in order to address the challenges of poverty, high unemployment, and HIV/AIDS and play an important role in promoting democracy, justice and a human rights culture,.

South Africa as a Developmental State, the State of Administration, Census 2011 and its implication for the North West Province are research topics to be covered by Researchers, Local Economic Development practitioners, Integrated Development Planning officers from Provincial government departments, municipalities and other institutions, University lecturers and traditional leaders expected to attend the round table.

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