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Bibliographic records and links of South African government policies, plans and strategies

Policy documents list, 1994-2013

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South Africa. National Treasury. The case for a national online gambling tax, 2025 [discussion paper.] Pretoria: National Treasury, 2025. 

Cape Peninsula Baboon Management Joint Task Team. Cape Peninsula baboon management action plan: Implementing the Tools of the  Cape Peninsula Baboon Strategic Management Plan (CPBSMP) 2023/24 to 2033/34. v. 1. Final, October 2025. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, South African National parks, GreenCape, 2025. Appendices. 

South Africa. Department of Small Business. Incubation and business development services policy framework. Draft 4: 29 November 2024. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, November 2025. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 53662 (14 November 2025), Government notice no. 6935. Also in: South Africa. Government gazette no. 53708 (21 November 2025), notice no. 6864. Includes Annexure A. Implementation plan for the NES, June 2025. (Download or open Government gazette no. 53708.)

South Africa. National Treasury. 2025 Developing the South Africa Carbon Credit Market: Consultation Document. Pretoria: National Treasury, 2025. 

Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. Second national radio frequency plan 2025 for public consultation (NRFP-25). Pretoria: Government Printing Works, November 2025. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 53637 (7 November 2025), General notice 3585 of 2025. 

City of Cape Town. Cape Town CBD Draft Mobility and Access Plan (CBDMAP). Cape Town: City of Cape Town, August 2025. Version 2. For comment. 

City of Cape Town. Urban Mobility Directorate. City of Cape Town’s Draft Revised Travel Demand Management Strategy. Cape Town: Department: Transport Planning & Network Management, July 2025. Version: Draft Version 2.2. For comment. 

City of Cape Town. [Final Draft] Manufacturing Support Policy. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, September 2025. For comment. 

South Africa. Department of Transport.  [Draft] Airfreight strategy for South Africa, 2025. Pretoria: Department of Transport, 2025. Announcment of availability for comment in South Africa. Government Gazette no. 53426 (26 September 2025), Government notice 3529 of 2025. For comment. 

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. Geospatial information management strategy: paving the way for a geospatially-enabled future. Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, January 2025. Released September 2025. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Strategy for reducing food losses and waste, 2025-2030. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, August 2025. In: SA Government gazette no. 53243 (29 August 2025), Government notice no. 6556. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. National Policy for the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). Pretoria: Government Printing Works, August 2025. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 53243 (29 August 2025), Government notice no. 6554. 

South Africa. State Security Agency. National Intelligence Coordination Committee. National Security Strategy (2024-2028). Released 15 July 2025. Pretoria: State Security Agency, 2025.

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. Draft National White paper for Audio and Audioviisual Media services and Online Safety, 30 June 2025. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, July 2025. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 52972 (11 July 2025). 

City of Cape Town. [Draft] Cape Town 2050 Long-term Plan. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, [2025]. 

 

NOTICE

The Western Cape Provincial Government has recently replaced its website. This means that most publications now have broken links. If you substitute d7 for www in the URL, you should find the publications. 

Jagger Library Fire of 18 April 2021

Our collection of policy documents was lost in the Jagger Library Fire of 18 April 2021. If you need a title that is not online, we will request a copy from another library. 

Documents saved from the fire or received since will have shelf numbers in green.

Reference book

 Fox, W., M. S. Bayat, and I. W. Ferreira. A Guide to Managing Public Policy  Cape Town: Juta, 2006. Main Library Shelf no. 320.6 GUID.
 

Policy-making

South Africa. Presidency. National policy development framework 2020. Pretoria: The Presidency, 2020.

Western Cape. Department of the Premier. Chief Directorate: Policy and Strategy. Policy and strategy development guidelines, 2013. Cape Town: Department of the Premier, 2013. 

Shaxson, L., Datta, A., Tshangela, M. and Matomela, B. (2016) Understanding the organisational context for evidence-informed policy-making. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs; and London: Overseas Development Institute. (Working paper)

Wills, A., M. Tshangela, N. Bohler-Muller, A. Datta, N. Funke, L. Godfrey, B. Matomela, G. Pienaary, N. Pophiwa, L. Shaxson, W. Strydom and Ke, Y. (2016) Evidence and policy in South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs and London: Overseas Development Institute. (Report)

Wills, A., Tshangela, M., Shaxson, L., Datta, A., and Matomela, B. (2016) Guidelines and good practices for evidence-informed policymaking in a government department. Pretoria: Department of Environmental Affairs; and London: Overseas Development Institute. (Report)

World Health Organization. A framework for national health policies, strategies and plans. Geneva: World Health Organization, June 2010.

Overview Paper:  What is Evidence-Based Policy-Making and Implementation? [Pretoria : Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation,] October 2014. 

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