Leratong Bakery Cooperative
Paballo Day Care Centre
and Pre-School
Mapojotana Cooperative
contributing towards the eradication of
poverty in South Africa
The National Development Agency (NDA) is an agency of government that reports to the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa. The NDA is a public entity that was formed in 1999 as government’s response to the challenge of poverty and its causes in South Africa.
As an agency of government that has the responsibility of contributing towards the eradication of poverty in South Africa and its causes, the NDA in discharging its mandate, has to empower and enhance the capacity of the civil society sector. This will ensure that the NDA helps to build more cohesive communities that are able to tackle the triple threat of poverty, unemployment and inequality.
What we do
News and Events
Pretoria, 08 December 2025: Given increased levels of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country and the classification of GBV as a national disaster, the Department of Social Development will on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 lead GBV community dialogues with residents of Polokwane at the Bolivia Lodge, in Limpopo Province.
Minister of Social Development, Ms Sisisi Tolashe, will, as part of the Social Development Month activities, lead an integrated portfolio outreach in the Naledi Local Municipality in Vryburg, North West, on Friday, 31 October 2025. The outreach forms part of Minister Tolashe's ongoing efforts to bring the full range of social development services closer to communities. It is intended to ensure that residents have direct access to information and support offered through the Department of Social Development, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), and the National Development Agency (NDA)
The National Development Agency (NDA) is tasked with the responsibility of contributing towards the eradication of poverty in South Africa and its causes. The NDA in discharging its mandate, has to empower and enhance the capacity of the civil society sector. This ensures that the NDA helps to build more cohesive communities that are able to tackle the triple challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality.
CSO Footprint
NDA provincial offices provide services of registration, training, grant funding with various CSOs. These are CSOs who are participants in our development programme in one way or another.
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life
- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela -