An analysis of the North West provincial government's international cooperation policy framework and its inpact on socio-economic development

Abstract

The main aim of the this study is to critically analyze the North West Provincial Government's International Cooperation Policy Framework and the impact that it has had on socio-economic development in South Africa and particularly the North West province, which has been associated with poverty and underdevelopment. This will also look at the policy's relevance and commitment to South Africa' s foreign policy, which amongst other thing aspires to forging international cooperation, where South Africa as the leading actor will impart the spirit of solidarity in overcoming the prevailing socio-economic and political imbalances continues to threaten peace and security. It is with this cooperation that South Africa and the region as a whole will attract both domestic and international investors to curb against the inherent socioeconomic and political ailments of the colonial and apartheid regimes where the effects and legacy of the divide and rule strategies are eminent today. It is in this era of Africa's renaissance, where South Africa as a big brother in the region will through its provincial governments, facilitate its aspirations. This will however require some level of introspection of internal policies by respective levels of governance in all nine provinces, so as to identify the challenges and to equally enhance adequate implementation relevant policies towards socioeconomic development.