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Poverty in South Africa: Government Resources: Library Guide: Policy

Local government

Department of Provincial and Local Government. National framework for municipal indigent policies. 2012.

Municipalities seem to have annual indigent policies, according to financial years, e.g., George Municipality. Indigent policy, 2024/25; eThekwini Municipality. Indigent Policy, 2024/2025. 

Department of Provincial and Local Government (2005). Guidelines for the implementation of the national indigent policy by municipalities

South Africa. Department of Provincial and Local Government. Framework for a municipal indigent policy. Pretoria: Department of Provincial and Local Government, September 2005. 

City of Cape Town. Poverty alleviation and reduction policy : the City of Cape Town draft policy, March 2013. (Broken link. Not archived. Not available in libraries.)

City of Cape Town. Food gardens policy in support of poverty alleviation and reduction, December 2013

City of Johannesburg (2008). Expanded social package policy & strategy : eligibility mechanism and operational structure for poverty-targetting subsidies and services delivered  by and in collaboration with the City of Johannesburg

Saldanha Bay Municipality. Indigent policy. For implementation as from 1 July 2020. Saldanha Bay: Saldanha Bay Municipality, 2020. 

 

Strategies and plans

South Africa. Draft anti-poverty strategy (abridged version). September 2021.

Towards an anti-poverty strategy for South Africa :   a discussion document.    [Pretoria? :   The Presidency?],   2008. G 68 E.PRES.08.TOWA

South Africa. Presidency. Policy Co-ordination and Advisory Services.    War on poverty :   framework for implementation plan (base document) /    Pretoria :   The Presidency,   2008. G 68 E.PRES.08.WARO

Economic policies

South Africa    White paper on reconstruction and development.   Cape Town :   Ministry in the Office of the President,   1994. Shelf no. G 68 EWP J/94

South Africa. Dept. of Finance.    Growth, employment and redistribution :   a macro-economic strategy.   [Pretoria? :   Dept. of Finance?,   1996?]. Shelf no. G 68 E.FINA.96.GROW

South Africa. Presidency.    Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative - South Africa (AsgiSA).   Pretoria :   Government Communications and Information System,   2006. Shelf no. G 68 E.PRES.06.ACCE

South Africa. Presidency.    Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative - South Africa (AsgiSA): a summary.  Pretoria : Government Communications and Information System,   2006. 

South Africa. Dept. of Economic Development.    The new growth path :   framework.    Pretoria :   Economic Development Department,   [2011]. Shelf no. G 68 E.ECON.11.NEWG

South Africa. National Planning Commission. Our future :   make it work : national development plan, 2030.  Pretoria :   National Planning Commission,   2012. Shelf no. G 68 E.PRES.12.OURF

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

Street people

City of Cape Town. City of Cape Town Strategy to reduce Rough Sleeping, 2024: Draft.

City of Cape Town. Street people policy. (Policy number 12398B). Revised and approved: 04 December 2013. C24/12/13

City of Cape Town. Street people policy. Approved by MayCo: MC 06/06/04. 

Provincial government

Department of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation. Directorate: Safety Net Development. The integrated poverty reduction strategy for the Western Cape Province. Second draft, April 2005.

Thesis

Mbuli, Bhekizizwe Nthuthuko (2008). Poverty reduction strategies in South Africa. Masters in Economics, UNISA.

Analysis

 Plagerson, S., and S. Mthembu. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion in South Africa: a systematic assessment of key policies, strategies and flagship programmes. Johannesburg: Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, 31 October 2019. Submitted to the National Development Agency.

Socio-economic Rights Institute of South Africa (2013). Targeting the poor? An analysis of free basic services (FBS) and municipal indigent policies in South Africa