THE Government has officially released the revised Sixth National Development Plan (R-SNDP) to the public.
Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba announced yesterday that this followed Cabinet approval and printing of the document.
R-SNDP is the revision of the Sixth National Development Plan 2011-2015.
Mr Yamba said the Ministry of Finance would in a few weeks commence dissemination and outreach programmes at national, provincial and district levels to sensitise various stakeholders and members of the public on the connective between the PF Manifesto, the R-SNDP and the 2015 National Budget.
The full copy of the R-SNDP can be accessed on the Ministry of Finance website www.mofnp.gov.zm, however at the time of this posting the Government site was offline.
Below is the full statement from President Michael Sata
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE RELEASE OF THE REVISED SIXTH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (R-SNDP)
2013-2016
Lusaka, 3 rd October, 2014 – Zambia is committed to planned socio-economic development of the country as reflected by the determination of the Government to improve the economic conditions of its citizens. The Revised Sixth National Development Plan 2013-2016 (R-SNDP) is the revision of the Sixth National Development Plan 2011-2015. The R-SNDP takes on board the priorities of the Patriotic Front (PF) Government. Like other previous plans, the R-SNDP is aimed at achieving the objectives set out in the Vision 2030 of becoming a “prosperous middle-income country by 2030.”
The R-SNDP is primarily an investment plan which contains quantifiable programmes to inform sector planning and budgeting processes. These programmes are expected to respond to the strategic focus of the Plan and its theme of “People Centered Economic Growth and Development”. The programmes are well elaborated in the implementation plan of the R-SNDP. The Plan focuses on public capital investments that have a bias to rural development and job
creation so as to achieve inclusive growth. The main investment areas are in Skills Development, Science and Technology, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Energy and Infrastructure Development particularly transport infrastructure while enhancing human development related Sectors of Water and Sanitation, Education and Health. Other equally important programmes which are mainly of recurrent nature will be provided for in the respective sector policies and shall accordingly be given priority in the annual budgets. The R-SNDP does not render Sector policies and plans irrelevant or insignificant, but the two will complement each other.
Further, the Plan reaffirms Government’s commitment of making economic growth beneficial to all and therefore provides the framework for investment in the medium term in order to accelerate socioeconomic development. It provides a comprehensive medium term strategy for an all-inclusive and sustainable development agenda. It builds on the growing strength of the economy and also addresses weaknesses and challenges faced during the implementation of the previous National Development Plans against a backdrop of good economic performance in 2011 and 2012 with real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 6.8 percent and 7.2 percent, respectively, against the targeted growth rates of 6.4 percent and 7.0 percent.
The Government takes cognizant of the fact that delivering equitable development requires concerted efforts and commitment of all stakeholders. I would therefore like to urge all Zambians from different walks of life to be fully committed and participate in the implementation of this Plan at an accelerated rate. In view of this, I call upon the National Development Coordinating Committee, Sector Advisory Groups, Provincial Development Coordinating Committees, District Development Coordinating Committees, Non-Governmental Organisations, Civil Society Organisations; Faith based Organisations and the ordinary Zambians to be pillars in the implementation and monitoring of progress in their respective Sectors.
Our Cooperating Partners have always been supportive of the development agenda of the Country and Government will continue to appreciate their valuable contributions. The Government is hopeful that this cooperation will even grow to greater heights as we implement the R-SNDP.
In conclusion, the implementation of the R-SNDP will depend on the commitment of all stakeholders, I, therefore, urge each and every one of us to spare no effort to ensuring that the Plan is successfully implemented.
Michael Chilufya Sata
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
is there DISCIPLINE in this government to implement it?
That picture was taken yesterday that is how president Sata looks now
Who is sick again?
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This is an achievable development plan considering the commitment of the current govt to deliver socioeconomic development to the people.
Its our country and we are the only ones who can develop it or continue wallowing in abject poverty.
Could we have the draft constitution released to the public too. This is well over due.
PF please spare us your idoicy and deal with the current crisis first before most Zambians and donors can start taking you serious. Those plans have been the order of each year since you came to power. All plans have promised a lot but delivered zero.
Are you going to wait for fathers and mothers to start committing suicide because they can not afford to pay for their lively hood and send their kids to school before you start implementing solutions for dealing with the current cost of living crisis?
Development under PF is unidirectional. All they know and think amounts to development is construction, construction, and more construction without proper planing.
This plan is just uchimbwi reloaded 2014/2015. Even Chikwanda is now worried that PF won’t deliver the link 8000…
To be honest Wanzelu ,you UP and DOWN cadres really decampaign your Sonny Chitombwa Aka HH with your insults . I would rather vote for Sata or a frog than Your HH the Freemason. You need to tone down if you want votes.
You really live in a FOOLS paradise herded by a small nyau dancer.
@Wanzelu
Tawakwata amano. On any article your instincts tell you to switch to bitter opposition mode.
I can urge you to get the document and read it first before you pour out your usual rants…
Do not wander in deep waters if you do not know how to swim iwe mambala.
Those that want to see this document can even use google. Revised sixth national development plan for zambia.
It will definitely enlist and pop up.
How can this government even bother to have strategic plans in place when evidence is written all over that they barely understand a thing about planning, let it rot on the shelves
imwe ngimbu has dumped her husband in preference to a boyfriend in pf. some women are really daft!!! but before my judgement becomes conclusive, am waiting for her side of the story. the husband also, discussing ifya ku chipinda in the media sure??? its appalling!!!
I will only believe what ever is said or planned by PF when they complete implementing all their pre electoral promises and plans. To me all these plans being unveiled amount to lies.
They promised the constitution in 90 days, they have delivered zero.They promised cheap food prices and fuel, they have delivered zero.They promised more money in people’s pockets, they have delivered only 4% increase which has been swallowed by the escalating cost of living, leaving the people worse off than in MMD era.The promised free education up to university they have delivered zero.
The only thing PF thinks and knows amounts to development is , construction and more construction because they get gifts from Chinese contractors according to chikwanda as quoted by Mmembe.Why should I trust PF’s plans?
SURELY, WASN’T THERE ANYONE TO GO THROUGH THIS EDITORIAL TO CORRECT THE ENGLISH SLIP UP: “…appreciate their valuable contributions.”. I AM PRETTY SURE THE PRESIDENT MEANT TO SAY, “…appreciate their INVALUABLE contributions.”.
NO ONE CAN MARK HIS/HER OWN ESSAY. WE MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES WHEN WE WRITE AND THEREFORE SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE TEXT BEFORE RELEASING IT TO THE PRESS.
Mushota, if Sata were looking like that yesterday, you bet it would be true also to claim Kabimba had canal knowledge of Kambwili last week! Your dementia never ceases to amaze me, I mean, are you on drugs to be so retarded or it was a gift god endowed you with right from the table of creation? I also think it is you for which a medical board should be set up to examine, not Sata. I mean, if you cannot see the pathetic tribally bigoted fool “chinangwa”, chalinga na iwe wina uli ichinangwa full cycle!”
You can have addressed me without using profanity don’t you think.
I will end there
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The site truly is offline. How else can we access this plan?
I would like to see how we tackle food security, how we embrace ICT and how we hope to account for everything.
#OneZambia
Mushota be relevant for once. Nobody is talking about your president’s illness here. We know his illness is touch and go but beyond the issue now.
I have inside knowledge that he is fine, and that picture and the fact that there is no more noise about his illness, a further suggestion all is fine
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Mushota,
The illusions and dementia must be troublesome for you . Need I remind you that the photo of Sata above has been on media coverage since time in memorial. Its the first time you’re seeing it, as for myself, I saw the above picture of Sata years ago and please, it’s not too late to seek nomologist for your narcissistic psychedelics I hope.
Later on in the future, you will be able to access and appreciate other peoples factual points.
If it does not focus on increasing exports and value addition to local products, then it is just another civil service talking forum with little contribution to real economic growth.
@Saba Asa
Absolutely right. Now if only the so called planners had focused on developing an export oriented economy, today, 50 years and 6 national development plans later, we would be better than Western Europe.
Saba Asa and Wantanshi,
The bankrupt PF government has failed to release funding to Zambia’s major hospitals Ndola Central, Kitwe Central Hospital, UTH, and Livingstone General Hospital for the last 5 months.
This has forced most suppliers to these hospitals to suspend supplying critical services and goods as unpaid invoices have piled up.
“We now depend on fees from High Cost services of our hospitals as government has not released funds for these hospitals and we are in critical situation”, said a sources from the Ministry of Health.
The PF government has been broke for sometime now and surviving on borrowed money from China to ‘invest’ in corrupt road contracts
The Watching Dogs are barking at PF’s failures.
This is a working president. Am not surprised why the inflation dropping so remarkable making the country earn an improved economic rating. The PF govt has within three in power transferred resources and development to all the provinces around the country. To achieve this measure, the government created provinces and districts to make it easy to manage all the remote areas of the country. It’s only PF which has managed to attend to serious economic infrastructure such as the building of the Kazungula bridge aimed at easing trade and border crossing of people. Other significant developments include: road reconstruction and improvements such as the link project, the building of universities in each province, construction of ultra modern stadium in Mongu and Lusaka. Under PF govt CAF cup…
Which country in South America are you talking about that has seen so much development? Please clarify, we might mistake your observation for an African country
Do you understand the definition of inflation? There is less money for relatively many good or alternatively, lack of the buying power by the majority driving an artificial supply of goods. Folks, economic words sound good but they need to dissected with context to be relevant. Zambia is in a crisis and your theories of coating the situation with “sweet cream” that will not change the situation. Inflation down, why? Farmers have not been paid, they have no money to spend. How many workers have gone without pay lately, no money to spend! If inflation is down, is BOZ lowering interests rates so that people can borrow? Are prices of goods going down if inflation is down? You can not answer any of these questions in the affirmative, can you?
Good morning
We are moving.
This time with less words and more action. It is like an old bedford truck that people have written off. Then comes the man with a passion and a vision for it and starts to gives it a massive rehaul. Oils it up and cranks it up. The engine will take a while to boost but once it kick-starts and is running, there’s no stopping it.
God bless our nation and bless our president with length of days.
But the fuel used is from kantemba and parts used were substandard so fixing the radiator like Mcgyver will cause catastrophic head gasket busting, damaged rings and warpage on the cylinder head only 50 km down the road, then we shall have to push the bedford back and fix more problems. Ridiculous metaphor.
Mushota, the picture is when Sata as a minister was beaten at parliament by late Hon Dawson Lupunga. I hope you were there and remember the non title fight where our current presido was sorted out.
How i wish Dawson Lupunga was alive to witness HEMCS today.
Lupunga died, sorry I din’t know. Yes Sata balimuma, first header, and a vicious punch on shoulder!
In the spirit of moving forward from the photo of MCS….I personally think, if this plan R-SNDP will be implemented to the letter…Zambia’s economic outlook will improve. But as they say, “it’s easier said than done”…everyone in positions of influence, should make the implemantation of R-SNDP, their own personal business.
I wish people would just be proud of their country instead of of being negative ALL the time!
This news brings you Joy. It tells of of a SIXTH and Revised plan for Development. Receive with positive anticipation.
You can’t bellyache all the way to 2016. Thank God for bountiful Zambia, Thank Him that you were born in this beautiful country. Call upon Him to guide the conscious of our Leaders, that they perform their duty, always mindful of the poor, that they too eat of the fruit of the land.
God Bless our Zambia. We place our President in His care with Faith and unbreakable Trust that His will is supreme.
God Bless Zambia and speak
HIS PEACE AND SHALOM over us all (including opposition parties).
Mushota is always out of the Topic. Why commenting on something that you don’t even know?
The lowest inflation is that of Mozambique at 2.9% in the region. Zambia is second from the bottom at 7.8% after Malawi at 22.9%.
Surely how can you even entertain talk of investing in Skills Development, Science and Technology when you cannot raise monies to bursaries for the future of this country in higher education. I guess you will go to your so called “co-operating partners” to seek assistance.
These empty tins in this current govt cannot implement this plan!!
Wake up Zombies!!
*…monies for bursaries for the future..
same lies where is the money going to come from if we still have problem of farmers students workers losing their jobs in the mines oh raods are doing fine cos there is too much corruption admits A chikwanda minister of finance this bull shit
my arssh is very lonely these days; i need a national plan to have in massaged with butter scotch moose cream then plundered; evans mfula at evaduco reporting live from lusaka
@Skeleton I appreciate your highlighting one of the best practices in running institutions government needs to scale up. There should be shred planning in which the private sector (or commercialization) partners with government to deliver services efficiently. Government needs to scale up provision of loans to Universities through banks, but there should regulate the interest fro repayment. Government should however transparently offer full bursaries to high achievers. This is the way it works out in other countries and it encourages a culture of hard working among the youths.
Saba Asa,
You’re absolutely right, that’s exactly advanced and strong economic countries do, but PF only wants them as street vendors or cadres.Fantastic, its great that you care about the future events.
@Saba Asa
Zambia doesn’t have much of a ‘private’ sector at least not in the same vein as Western countries. It is the reason why Zambian governments borrow so much from China (as other Western countries do, America owes China Trillions).
it is easy to patronise Zambia by seeming to point out what is common sense. however for a more incisive insight you must always try to balance your suggestions with a full understanding of Zambias economic past. zambia is rebuilding after, world debt clearence. The current govt is spot on on conscentrating on infrastructure because we had to stop all education, medical developments prior to debt cancellation.
Zambian character are hysterical and blabber mouths. They suffer from low esteem and inferiority complex that’s why they’re…
@SabaAsa…That’s why they are negative. We have an intellectual core trying to show muscle by posting silly critics when they perfectly know Zambias immediate past.
the prognosis is positive. Their is corruption, which the govt should give attention to. There is some primitive behaviours among politicians which is worry and cold if not attended to by party disciplinary measures lead Zambia into civil war.
Zambia needs stability, political and economic. The bursary system does need overhaul, it is no longer suitable for a growing population. PF govt are not to blame, it is another development step. Zambians should be confident in their govt, which is difficult pending an election year. Steady as she goes, mother Zambia will win.
sorry for the editorial errors, am off to weekend myself
Guys,
Export is out.
You are 2,000kms from the nearest port. The transport cost will consume your profit!
The best Zambia can do, is:
1) Concentrate on food production.
2) Use Lusaka airport as a hub, for Central, and Southern Africa
3) Concentrate on medical tourism. Your female nurses have been caring for siblings fro the age of 5. You can do cheap medical operations for Europeans and Americans, who have to join a queue to get into a hospital in their country. As a part of their convalescence, send them to a holiday in a game park
4) Downscale the price of accommodation in Livingstone and the game parks
5) Give Zambia Sugar and LaFarge incentives to export their produce to neighbouring countries
Just to add;
Maintain Organic status and avoid pesticides and definitely NO GMO!!
Teach people how to harvest forest products properly and within that conservation of GMA areas.
Seriously look at the railway system and work towards an export route to the coast. We have high value items that would be worth it.
Zambia can be a dry port.
Concentrate food production along the line of rail/highwaysr
Ring fence gov funding for health and education with thorough auditing and corporate structure review.
Coporately restructure all councils and maybe give them some autonomy and get rid of the RDA.
Mushota, you say there is no more noise about your father’s illness? But you are making noise about it yourself!
Sixth National Development Plan released. I am very afraid Dishonourable Kambwili will deny this document three times before cock crow as he did his own party (PF) manifesto. Three times before 09hrs yesterday he denied his party manifesto. Unza star radio presenter was suprised to hear Kambwili swearing upon his mother that “free education of both primary and tand high level education” was not in their manifesto. Haa!! So Mr Fredson Yamba educate year tribesman on 6th NDP.. I don’t want to talk about its implementation. As for me and my family its the draft constitution that matters. Not viwurizo vya 6th NDP which will not be implemented. These shameless guys in the bemba skin said they would run a professional civil service. Haa!!! What is there is open secret- nepotism, cadreism,…
HE SIGNED AT A CABINET MEETING YESTERDAY , MUSHOT IS ONCE AGAIN RIGHT
@Jo, my semi name sake, you have not addressed the list of developments I have listed in my comment. You only chose inflation, why? If you can not address the whole list I have given you then there is no need for us to discuss inflation. You seem to know inflation a lot but you ignore the fact that this government has done a lot in terms of improving infrastructure I have stated in my earlier posting. There government is no match to any whatsoever. Let’s just accept that Sata whether you hate him or not is result oriented. You seem to find anything negative which the government is doing. You are behaving like the private media which only knows one issue “the health of the President”. That’s why I support the barring of the private media at Parliament. We dont want paparazzi in the…
This is only but the PF’s submission to the SNDP, but where is the Zambian Government’s NDP. Remember, Zambia is constitutionally a republican democracy (people-driven), and not an autocratic or sectarian directed and controlled state!
Where is the public input therein?
Note that the Post has now stopped crying over Wynter and instead has now embarked on revenge by literally alleging that their former “Michael” is corrupt. This they are doing by vilifying his cabinet ministers starting with Chikwanda. One wonders how the Post started “seeing” corruption in road contracts, bribery by chinese, and all the other vices after Wynter was dismissed.
But for me let the Post know that the more they vilify ABC the more confident I have become of his integrity and his love for our country, and the more they demonstrate what I have always believed of the latter day Post – opportunists of the worst order, right at the bottom of the index of human morality.