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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. Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Draft Transformation Fund Concept Document. Pretoria: Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, March 2025. For comment. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Second-Generation Highveld Priority Area Air Quality Management Plan. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, March 2025. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 52387 (26 March 2025), Government notice no. R.6040. 

South Africa. Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. National medium term development plan, 2024-2029. Pretoria: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, 2025. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. The National Coastal Management Programme of South Africa, 2025-2030. Draft, January 2025. Pretoria: Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, March 2025. In: South Africa. Government Gazette no. 52388 (28 March 2025), Government notice no. 6049. For comment. 

South Africa. Government Communications and Information System. National Communication Strategy Framework. Approved: 26 February 2025. Approved Theme: “A nation that works for all."

Western Cape. Department of the Premier. Policy and Strategy Unit. Provincial Strategic Plan 2025–2030. Cape Town: Department of the Premier, 2025. 

City of Cape Town. Fare policy for public transport services in the City of Cape TownDraft version for public participation, March 2025. Executive summary. 

South Africa. Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. Discussion document on the exclusivity review for reserved postal services. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, March 2025. In: Government Gazette no. 52254 (11 March 2025), Government notice no. 5973. For comment. 

South Africa. Department of Small Business Development. MSMEs and co-operatives funding policy for South Africa. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, February 2025. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 52109 (13 February 2025), Government notice no. 5869. 

City of Cape Town. Spatial Planning and Environment Directorate. Environmental Management Department. Biodiversity Management Branch. Cape Town Biodiversity Spatial Plan 2025. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, January 2025. Rev. 1. Draft for comment. 

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town Draft Wayleaves Policy, 2025. Cape Town: City of Cape Town, February 2025. Summary. For comment. 

CapeNature. Draft 2024 Western Cape Protected Areas Expansion Strategy. Cape Town: Western Cape Government, CapeNature, 2024. Released for comment in January 2025.

South Africa. Department of Human Settlements. White paper for human settlements, December 2024. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, January 2025. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 52013 (31 January 2025), notice no. 5801. 

South Africa. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. [Draft] National elephant heritage strategy for South Africa, 2024-2034. Pretoria: Government Printing Works, January 2025. In: South Africa. Government gazette no. 52004 (27 January 2025), Government notice no. 5787. For comment. 

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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