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Lacklustre schools to limit South Africa skills plan

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SOUTH AFRICA

The state of education and skills in South Africa.

R&D scope and quality in Africa mars economic goals

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AFRICA

R&D in sub-Saharan Africa.

South African budget may partly ease downgrade fears

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SOUTH AFRICA

Gordhan outlined a programme of tax increases for South Africa’s highest-earners, in addition to increased educational and social security spending. The budget attempted to…

South African railway reform faces major challenges

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SOUTH AFRICA

Reforms to network industries, particularly of the rail and port parastatal Transnet, figure prominently in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery plans. There has been…

Prospects for South Africa to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Meanwhile, the already dire state of public finances is set to deteriorate further as the economic impacts of the COVID-19 dampen revenues and increase debt, further undercutting…

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

South Africa's budget framework will not allay market

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SOUTH AFRICA

The policy statement gives the government's projection of economic growth and government spending. Gigaba announced that growth for the 2017/18 fiscal year is projected at 0.7%…

Prospects for South Africa in 2023

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PROSPECTS 2023

However, debilitating strikes, escalating power outages and decrepit infrastructure have marred growth. The government’s slowness in addressing these issues, ruling party…