The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the institutional strengthening of the National School of Government (NSG) and the professionalisation of the South African public service through training and development initiatives. <br />
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The achievement of the overall objective will be supported through the realisation of the project purpose which is to contribute to the institutional strengthening of the NSG through provision of technical support and capacity building interventions to enable it to fulfil its mandate.<br />

The wider objective of the project was increased economic development & growth in South African mining towns.<br />
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The specific objective was for Local Authorities to actively engage partners to co-implement mining Social & Labour Plans (SLP) projects.<br />
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The results of the project are: <br />
1: Increased capacity of LAs to engage with mining companies.<br />
2: Improved capacity of LAs to empower community members for effective public participation.<br />