Document: The New Growth Path: Framework

The New Growth Path is our vision to place jobs and decent work at the centre of economic policy. It sets a target of five million new jobs to be created by 2020. It sets out the key jobs drivers and the priority sectors that we will focus on over the next few years. It is based on strong and sustained, inclusive economic growth and the rebuilding of the productive sectors of the economy. Infrastructure development in particular is a foundation for more jobs and addressing rural under-development.

This vision calls for joint commitments by all South Africans – investors and workers, government and civil society – to realise the common goals. We have set clear targets for national, provincial and local governments to make employment a central focus of their activities. We are now reorienting the work of state-owned enterprises and development finance institutions to be aligned with the jobs drivers in the New Growth Path. We are engaged in social dialogue with organised labour, business and community organisations to forge a common vision and work together to achieve the jobs goals. I call on all South Africans to join us in this journey to a better life for all, founded on ensuring that the economy, in the private and public sectors, is able to create jobs for millions of unemployed persons and offer hope to young people, the rural poor and women.