Provincial and Local Government engage in medium term planning through Provincial Growth and Development Strategies (PGDSs) and Integrated Development Plans (IDPs). Provincial and local plans take into consideration the objectives set in the national sphere, which must be implemented in all spheres of Government. Similarly stakeholder-initiated plans in the provincial and local spheres become the basis for engagements between the local and provincial and/or national spheres, and between the provincial and national spheres.