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The SACPLAN is governed by rules and regulations in its respective areas of operation. The SACPLAN, in fulfilling its legal mandate, engages with various organisations and institutions including, inter alia, the South African planning education institutions; the South African Planning Institute (SAPI); the South African Association of Professional Planners (SAACPP); the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG); the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR); the South African Local Government Association (SALGA); the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

The objectives of SAPI are as follows:
to promote the profession of planning in South Africa;
to promote a high level of professionalism and ethical conduct in the broad interests of society at large;
to promote and protect the interests of its members;
to promote the standard of education and training of persons in the planning profession;
to ensure that planning within South Africa promotes sustainable use of natural resources, social and economic upliftment of all population segments;
to initiate and promote reforms in the laws, policies and programmes relating to planning in South Africa; and
to promote inter-disciplinary discussion and collaboration, and also national and international contact and exchange