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South Africa could channel sustained, coordinated support into fields such as green energy, agro-processing, tourism and mineral beneficiation by developing skills pipelines, investment in infrastructure and policy consistency.
CHALMERS JOHNSON

South Africa: What’s best – a developmental state or a capable state?

We need to focus on effective governance, accountability and targeted growth sectors within a democratic framework

  • Naledi Ramontja
5 min read
The number of deputy ministers has increased from 14 under Mandela to 34 under Ramaphosa.
DEVELOPMENTAL STATE

Shape and size matter: Our government’s structure, not just its capacity, hamstrings development

The fact that development outcomes are deteriorating even though capacity has improved illustrates that how a state is organised matters

  • Vusi Gumede
5 min read
Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19.
AFRICA

Review: The pandemic could change politics as we know it. Here’s a guidebook

Jakkie Cilliers’s book about igniting a growth revolution in Africa has some timely lessons as we seek ways to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19

  • Liesl Louw-Vaudran
8 min read