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South Africa Policy Brief: Territorial Development for More Inclusive Growth

Continued spatial segregation undermines labour-market performance and reinforces disparities in access to essential services and economic opportunity. As South Africa continues to urbanise, it needs policies that support a better location of affordable housing and improved transport provision.

South Africa Policy Brief: Tackling Youth Unemployment

Addressing poor labour market outcomes for youth will require measures to boost job creation, increase employability through better education and training, promote entrepreneurship, improve job quality, and strengthen social protection.

South Africa Policy Brief: State-owned Enterprise Reform

South Africa conducted a comprehensive review of its state-owned enterprise sector in 2012, initiated at the request of the Presidency. Implementation of the review’s recommendations is now of critical importance and can be supported by adopting international best practices.

South Africa Policy Brief: Promoting International Investment for Stronger Growth

There is scope to further improve South Africa’s investment climate. Investors cite concerns such as frequent policy changes, uncertainty of regulation, and corruption as limiting factors. In addition, recent electricity shortages are likely to be weighing on private investment.

South Africa Policy Brief: Improving the Quality and Relevance of Skills

South Africa has made impressive progress in improving access to education, but persistent inequities and poor education quality lead to low education outcomes.

A Skills Beyond School Review of South Africa

Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can workbased learning be used? This country report on South Africa looks at these and other questions.

A Skills beyond School Review of South Africa

New leadership for growth

Although South Africa has had an impressive track record among emerging economies, it has recently hit economic difficulties. We asked FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George, what have been the effects, and what steps the G20 and South African government must take to return to the path of healthy growth.

Examens environnementaux de l'OCDE : Afrique du Sud 2013

Production industrielle pour les pays de l'OCDE et les principales économies non membres

Ces statistiques montrent la production pour l'ensemble des industries, des secteurs manufacturiers, d'acier brut, des biens internédiaires et d'investissement manufacturiers, de l'énergie et de la construction.