1. COMMISSION 2 LINKING MUNICIPAL PLANNI NG FRAMEWORK WITH NDP FOR YOUTH INCLUSION

2. Identifying possible overlapping and contradictory approaches between adopted municipal IDP and NDP  Planning should be a process that mobilise communities who are found in local government. The communities comprise of the youth who are mostly unemployed. This also includes common financial years within various spheres.  This should be a starting point in terms of the NDP that also stresses mobilisation of communities;  Where there is a disjuncture between various plans the NYD should play an effective role;  There is a need for effective mobilisation of IGR because without an effective IGR system the coordination will not be realised;  The planned activities within the IDP should also be aligned with the youth development programmes. This requires coordination within districts and sector departments;

3. Identifying possible overlapping and contradictory approaches between adopted municipal IDP and NDP  Youth wish to be partners in their development and also in agreement that there is a need for a strong voice in local, provincial and national spheres;  All these things within the NDP should be done within the education framework;  There is a need to package research and development of the local economic potential with a view to benefit the local business youth;  The issue is not necessarily who must do what but how planning is shared with all stakeholders concerned to create synergy within planning processes.

4. Identifying possible overlapping and contradictory approaches between adopted municipal IDP and NDP  Fiscal dumping by provincial and national departments are sources of unfunded mandates to local municipalities.  Resolution:  Mayors and local municipalities should reach a point where they would be able to say if it is not in the IDP it cannot be done hear to avoid unplanned projects.  This will also ensure that funding follows planning not the other way.

5. Identify institutional arrangements to align tools for faster implementation of youth development as per NDP and vision 2020  The NYDA and SAYC are expected to find expression within various programmes within the district and local municipalities, that would cover sports and recreation, industrialisation, health, skills development;  Need for youth structures to start from local upwards so as to accommodate the bottom up processes and clear expression of interest of structures at ground level;  Municipalities to provide operating office space for local youth structures;  This will create a platform for effective participation of youth at local level;  The Department Small Business Development is prepared to establish and align its programmes to enable effective participation of youth structures at local level;

6. Identify institutional arrangements to align tools for faster implementation of youth development as per NDP and vision 2020 Structures such as Ward War Room, Municipal IGR, District Mayors’ Forum, MUNiMEC and MINMEC at all level can be vehicles to promote integrated planning for various spheres of government; Representative from various youth formations indicated that youth structures should be active within all spheres of government. Municipalities to develop programmes to popularise IDP processes that will target the youth programmes; The Commission also recommends that procurement strategies especially within mining areas that might also empower local people should be considered. Social labour plans and IDPs do not seems to talk to each other especially around mining areas. The observation is that where youth structures are none existent the planning activities will reflect on that.

7. Identify institutional arrangements to align tools for faster implementation of youth development as per NDP and vision 2020 Failure to implement plans is an indication of capacity constraints; Skills development as a strategy for youth development; Finding opportunities for youth participation through structures such as local clubs, associations, professional groups etc; Resource constraints should be addressed especially at local government level; Community development workers are an important resource that can also be utilised at local level for youth development; Need for radical economic transformation so as to enable youth participation in local economy; In the absence of inclusive planning what is normally called corporate social investment will be misguided; There is a need to help youth to understand policy issues that have implication on thei r interests.

8. Identify institutional arrangements to align tools for faster implementation of youth development as per NDP and vision 2020 There is a need to depoliticise youth structures to ensure more inclusive youth participation; The need to assess the impact of corrupt practices that in some cases cause the youth to loose focus; Despite a lot of challenges in getting youth participation there are however some youth who are willing and prepared to take part in local government IDP processes; The NYDA and SAYC should accommodate all youth formations in order for them to participate in various youth development programmes. Some of the factors that seems to marginalise youth are hostilities to elected Councillors who might not have been the preferred candidates in certain structures – these issues are seen to be a reflection of our various communities and structures that are marked by competitive attitudes.

9. RESPONSE TO THREE QUESTIONS Youth priorities can be escalated through aligned IDPs and NDP frameworks where youth structures are existing and active. Youth structures that are coordinated and focusing on local economic potential will serve as a channel for youth participation in local economy. Youth challenges be escalated to multi-national bodies (BRICS) for value chain addition, skills transfer and job creation. Monitoring and evaluation are essential to ensure that all youth structures receiving funding also account on the support provided to them. Through quarterly reporting forums etc.