Republic of South Africa The Presidency Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Republic of South Africa The Presidency Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS 2012 Presentation to SCOA Presented by Ms. Nolwazi Gasa Deputy Director-General: Outcomes Monitoring and Evaluation Branch, DPME

2. BACKGROUND • Purpose: These indicators help us measure the impact of our policies • 85 indicators grouped in 10 themes 1. Economy 2. Employment 3. Poverty & inequality 4. Household & community assets 5. Health • 6. Education • 7. Social cohesion • 8. Safety & security • 9. International relations • 10. Good governance

3. METHODOLOGY • Data is sourced from government administrative databases, official statistics, and research done by local and international institutions • Quality assurance done with the sources, and many datasets rejected if there are significant quality concerns • Extensive disaggregated data available on DPME website covering provinces, gender, sectors, etc.

4. TARGET AUDIENCE • Mainly targeting the Executive, Parliament and senior managers in government • Indicators distributed widely to civil society, think tanks and private institutions • Previous media launches stimulated debate in society on key developmental issues • These indicators supplement other key M&E products like sites visits, Outcomes M&E and Institutional M&E reports

5. ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT • Data trends confirming already known patterns • Economic growth trends stable against global challenges • Unemployment remains a challenge, especially for the youth • Phase 2 EPWP created 5 461 285 work opportunities

6. POVERTY AND INEQUALITY nSignificant reduction in poverty levels, but income inequality remains stubborn Highest asset bracket Middle asset bracket Lower asset bracket

7. BASIC SERVICES AND COMMUNITY ASSETS • Improvement in basic services, but rate of increase has slowed down: • 95% access to water infrastructure • 83.4% access to sanitation infrastructure • 3.38 million subsidised housing units • Proper maintenance of infrastructure remains a challenge in places, affecting quality and functionality

8. HEALTH • Huge gains in respect of the following: • HIV and AIDS interventions leading to increase in life expectancy to 60 years, as confirmed by many independent studies • Infant and child mortality rates decreasing • Maternal Mortality remains a challenge Many targeted health interventions already in place

9. EDUCATION • Enrolment rates are excellent for the compulsory age • More remains to be done to get value for money in relation to quality of our educational outcomes compared to similar developing countries • The doubling of Grade R enrolments between 2003 and 2011 – from 300 000 to 705 000 – is a major achievement

10. SOCIAL COHESION • Increase in voter participation in 2011 municipal elections a sign of public confidence in our democracy and the legitimacy of the state • Sporting events like the 2010 FIFA World Cup had positive impact on national pride • However, deterioration in public perceptions in relation to race relations raises social cohesion concerns

11. CRIMESteady decrease in crime levels, but the violent nature of crime is worrying

12. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION • Trends in data confirm our understanding of the progress that we are making as a country and the remaining challenges • Poverty levels are declining, but the challenges of unemployment and inequality remain stubborn • Life expectancy gains have positive socio-economic implications beyond health • Recommend that Cabinet approves the publication of the 2012 Development Indicators