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[Pages:134]SOUTH AFRICA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

"SOLVING COMPLEX CHALLENGES TOGETHER"

VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW (VNR) REPORT 2019

 ABREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

10YFP 3G 4IR 5G AAAA AfDB AIP AMD APRM ASGISA AU BBBEE BERD BRT CABLE CAOs CAOSA

CASP CGE CIMERA

CNG CO2 CoE CoG CoGTA CRDP CSIR CSOs DAFF DBE DBOM DCS DEA DFIs DHET DIRCO DoE DoH DOJ DoW DPME DRR DSD DST DTA DTI DVA DWAF DWS ECD EEA

Ten Year Framework Programme Third Generation Network Fourth Industrial Revolution Fifth Generation Network Addis Ababa Action Agenda African Development Bank Africa Investment Programme Acid Mine Drainage African Peer Review Mechanism Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa African Union Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Business Expenditure on Research and Development Bus Rapid Transit Community Atmosphere Biosphere Land Exchange Community Advice Offices Centre for the Advancement of Community Advice Offices of South

Africa Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Commission for Gender Equality Centre of Excellence for Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource

Analysis Compressed Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide Center of Excellence Centre of Government Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Comprehensive Rural Development Programme Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Civil Society Organisations Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department of Basic Education Design, Build, Operate and Maintain Department of Correctional Services Department of Environmental Affairs Development Finance Institutions Department of Higher Education and Training Department of International Relations and Cooperation Department of Education Department of Health Department of Justice Department of Women Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Disaster Risk Reduction Department of Social Development Department of Science and Technology Department of Traditional Affairs Department of Trade and Industry Domestic Violence Act Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Department of Water and Sanitation Early Childhood Development Employment Equity Act

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EFAL EGRS EPWP ESEID EU FBAE FBE FfD3 FGM FMGP FTE G&D G77 GBS GCIS GCNSA GDP GEAR GERD

GFIP GloPID-R GNP GW GWh HFCT HIV HLPF HLPW HSRC HySA ICT ICTS IDPs IDZs IEP IMD INEP IPPs IRENA IRP ISHP JCPS KBA LBPL

LCAs LCRPGR LCS LED LRA LTE MAFISA MAPS MDGs MIG MOI MRC

English as a First Additional Language Early Grade Reading Study Expanded Public Works Programme Economic Sectors, Employment and Infrastructure Development European Union Free Basic Alternative Energy Free Basic Electricity Financing for Development (3rd International Conference) Female Genital Mutilation Forest Molecular Genetics Programme Full-Time Equivalent Governance and Administration Group of 77 (coalition of 134 developing nations) Group B Streptococcus Government Communication and Information System Global Compact Network South Africa Gross Domestic Product Growth, Employment and Redistribution Gross Expenditure on Research and Development (as a percentage of GDP) Gauteng Freeway Improvement Programme Global Programme for Infectious Diseases ? Research New Growth Path Gigawatt Gigawatt Hours Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology Human Immunodeficiency Virus High Level Political Forum High Level Panel on Water Human Sciences Research Council Hydrogen South Africa Information and Communication Technology International Cooperation, Trade and Security Integrated Development Plans Industrial Development Zones National Integrated Energy Plan Indigenous Microbial Diversity (based technologies) Integrated National Electrification Programme Independent Power Producers International Renewable Energy Agency Integrated Resource Plan Integrated School Health Policy Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Key Biodiversity Areas Lower-Bound Poverty Line (R785 in April 2018 prices and R647 in April 2015 per person per month) Life Cycle Assessments Land Consumption Rate to Population Growth Rate Living Conditions Survey Local Economic Development Labour Relations Act Long Term Evolution Micro Agricultural Financial Institution of South Africa Mainstreaming, Acceleration and Policy Support Millennium Development Goals Municipal Infrastructure Grant Means of Implementation Medical Research Council

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MSc MTSF MW NCD NDC NDP NEDLAC NEES NFSD NGOs NHI NIDS NPC NRDS NRSO NRF. NSF NSI NSSD NURCHA NW&SMP NWA NWMS NWP NWRS ODA OSD PAIA PEP PEPUDA PGDS PHC PhD PIRLS PoA PSET PV PwC QES R&D RADP/RECAP RBIG RDI RDP REIPPPP RHLF RIAT RISDP SA SACE SADC SAEON SAIAB SAMPI SANEDI SANSA SAPs SARChI

Master of Science Degree Medium Term Strategic Framework Megawatt Non-Communicable Diseases Nationally Determined Contribution National Development Plan National Economic Development and Labour Council National Energy Efficiency Strategy National Framework for Sustainable Development Non-Governmental Organisations National Health Insurance National Income Dynamics Study National Planning Commission National Research and Development Strategy National Register for Sex Offenders National Research Foundation National Science Foundation National System of Innovation National Strategy for Sustainable Development and Action Plan National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency National Water and Sanitation Master Plan National Water Act National Waste Management Strategy National Water Policy National Water Resources Strategy Official Development Assistance Occupational Specific Dispensation Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act Provincial Growth and Development Strategy Philosophy of Primary Healthcare Doctoral Degree Progress in International Reading Literacy Study Programme of Action Post School Education and Training Photovoltaic Pricewaterhouse Coopers Quarterly Employment Statistics Research and Development Recapitalisation and Development Programme Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant Reference Daily Intake Reconstruction and Development Programme Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme Rural Housing Loan Fund Rural Innovation Assessment Tool Regional Indicative Strategic Development Programme South Africa South African Council for Educators Southern African Development Community South African Environmental Observation Network South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity South African Multidimensional Poverty Index South African National Energy Development Institute South African National Space Agency South African Police Service South African Research Chairs Initiative

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SASA SCP SDGs SEACMEQ

SFWS SHIP SHSs SME SMMEs SNP SOA SOC SOCAT SOEs SoNA SPCHD Stats SA STER STI STIs TB TFM TIMSS UBPL

UK UNCCD UNDP UNEP UNFCCC UNSC USAID VAT VEP VFR VHF VNR VRESM WIPO WSA WSAs WSDPs WSIG WTO YES

South African Schools Act Sustainable Consumption and Production Sustainable Development Goals Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality Strategic Framework on Water Services Strategic Health Innovation Programme Solar Home Systems Small and Medium Enterprise Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises School Nutrition Programme Sexual Offenses and Related Matters Act Sexual Offences Courts Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas State Owned Enterprises State of the Nation Addresses Social Protection, Community and Human Development Statistics South Africa Single Transport Economic Regulator Science, Technology and Innovation Sexually Transmitted Infections Tuberculosis Technology Facilitation Mechanism Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study Upper-Bound Poverty Line (R1 183 in April 2018 prices and R992 in April 2015 per person per month) United Kingdom United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification United Nations Development Programme United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Framework Convention on Climate United Nations Security Council United States Agency for International Development Value Added Tax Victim Empowerment Programme Victim Friendly Rooms Very High Frequency Voluntary National Review Variable-resolution Earth System Model World Intellectual Property Organisation Water Services Act Water Source Areas Water Services Development Plans Water Services Infrastructure Grant World Trade Organisation Youth Environmental Services

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Contents

ABREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

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OPENING STATEMENT

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HIGHLIGHTS

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1. INTRODUCTION

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2. REVIEWING THE 2030 AGENDA TOGETHER (Methodology and Process for Preparation of the

Review)

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2.1 Lead departments in the South African government

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2.2 Enabling engagement of stakeholders beyond the South African government 26

3. POLICY AND ENABLING ENVIRONMENT (Localising the 2030 AGENDA)

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3.1 The National Development Plan and the 2030 Agenda

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3.2 Coordinating the 2030 Agenda in South Africa (Institutional Mechanism)

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3.3 Creating ownership of the Sustainable Development Goals

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3.4 Incorporation of the Sustainable Development Goals in national frameworks

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3.5 Integration of the three dimensions

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3.6 Leaving no one behind

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3.7 Structural Issues

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4. PROGRESS ON GOALS AND TARGETS

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4.1 Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

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4.2 Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote

sustainable agriculture

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4.3 Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

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4.4 Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong

learning opportunities for all

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4.5 Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

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4.6 Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 70

4.7 Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 79

4.8 Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and

productive employment and decent work for all

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4.9 Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable

industrialisation and foster innovation

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4.10 Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

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4.11 Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and

sustainable

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4.12 Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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4.13 Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

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4.14 Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for

sustainable development

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4.15 Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,

sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation

and halt biodiversity loss

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4.16 Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,

provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions

at all levels

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5. MEANS OF IMPLEMENTATION

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5.1 Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for

sustainable development

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6. NEXT STEPS.

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7. CONCLUSION

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8. ANNEXURES.

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9. REFERENCES.

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 OPENING STATEMENT

SOUTH AFRICA

2019 VOLUNTARY NATIONAL REVIEW (VNR)

OPENING STATEMENT

"We can in fact change the word and make of it a better place."

Nelson Mandela The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015 signalled the universal commitment of the world's leaders together to confront challenges that must be successfully overcome if humankind is to survive on this planet. From our own experience as South Africans, we fully appreciate the significance of a common cause that unites diverse people to successfully defeat even the otherwise most intimidating of human challenges and adversity. For it was with similar solidarity and support from the international community that South Africa was freed from the yoke of apartheid in 1994. Apartheid was an atrocious, anti-human and anti-development political system that the world, through the United Nations declared a crime against humanity, and whose scars still linger in the socio economic fabric of now democratic South Africa.

South Africa's first Voluntary National Review (VNR) is testimony to the national commitment to the full and integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda. The National Development Plan (NDP): Vision 2030 ? "Our future, make it work, was adopted in 2012, as South Africa`s development loadstar and roadmap. It predated the 2015 adoption of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 - "The Africa we want". The NDP has a 74% convergence with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and prioritises job creation, the elimination of poverty, the reduction of inequality and growing an inclusive economy by 2030.

Recognizing the interconnectedness of these complementary aspirations and developmental agendas, South Africa has recently established a national coordinating mechanism for national engagements and reporting on the 2030 Agenda, the AU's Agenda 2063 and the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP), in alignment with the NDP. This national coordinating mechanism will ensure that national resources are optimally deployed, together with international support, the provision of public sector finance,

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