Articles about South Africa
Faith Qebenya, South Africa, Centres of Excellence - Summit 2012
20 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
Edward Jantjies, South Africa, Centres of Excellence - Summit 2012
20 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
Land reform in South Africa: Getting back on track
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
Any meaningful discussion on land reform in South Africa has to start by recognizing that those who were dispossessed by apartheid have a right to justice. Equally important, it must be recognized that the democratic government has already done much through its land reform programme to rectify the injustices of the... [read more]
Under the radar: pentecostalism in South Africa and its potential social and economic role
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
Noting the explosive growth in Pentecostal churches in post-apartheid South Africa, CDE, in conjunction with Professor Peter Berger of Boston University and Professor James Hunter of the University of Virginia, obtained funding to undertake research with the aim of opening up a discussion of the possible... [read more]
A nation's health in crisis: International experience and public-private collaboration
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
The Department of Health's 10 Point Plan adopted last year is already behind schedule, with rising concerns about management, implementation and monitoring capacity. Given this, it is hard to understand the priority given to a national health insurance scheme when so many other fundamentals of health care in... [read more]
Migration from Zimbabwe: Numbers, needs, and policy options
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa, Southern Africa (SADC), Zimbabwe
On 13 November 2007 CDE hosted a workshop on the migration of Zimbabweans to South Africa. CDE took this initiative because it had become clear from media reports that increased migration flows from Zimbabwe were exacerbating and dramatising already existing inadequacies of regional migration management. By staging... [read more]
Poverty and inequality: facts, trends, and hard choices
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
CDE convened a round table in March 2010 at which some of South Africa’s leading experts spoke about the politics and economics of inequality. We also invited Professor Paul Romer, an internationally renowned, Stanford-based economist specialising in economic growth in developing countries, to explore key issues... [read more]
Jobs for young people: Is a wage subsidy a good idea?
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
South Africa’s massive unemployment crisis is directly or indirectly at the root of all the country’s most serious social, economic and political challenges. The causes of the crisis – and what to do about it – are controversial subjects. In October 2010, CDE hosted a meeting of experts to identify what we... [read more]
A fresh look at unemployment: a conversation among experts
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
South Africa’s massive unemployment crisis is directly or indirectly at the root of all the country’s most serious social, economic and political challenges. The causes of the crisis – and what to do about it – are controversial subjects. In October 2010, CDE hosted a meeting of experts to identify what we... [read more]
South Africa's door knockers: young people and unemployment in metropolitan South Africa
18 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa
Unemployment is South Africa’s primary policy challenge. Its most serious aspect is the staggering number of young jobless people. In 2005, four million young people between the ages of 15 and 24 were part of the South African labour force, which means they were available for a job. Of those, 65 per cent – or... [read more]
