South Africa has made strides towards sustainability and the transition to a circular economy in the form of their NDP Vision 2030 as well as achieving the UN-SDGs, but they are not nearly enough. The government believes that the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic allows them to ...
This paper estimates the long-run impact of the exchange rate depreciation on GDP in South Africa and whether it changed after the 2008 global financial cr
It defines national development priorities and provides the foundation for South Africa achieving the SDGs. The NDP also influences annual resource allocation for the government’s spending until 2030. Given scarce public resources, these investments should generate a high return in terms of social, ...
Micro enterprises and informal businesses are a crucial part of the National Development Plan (NDP 2030) for economic transformation, job creation, and poverty reduction. According to the World Bank, financial inclusion means that individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable financial...
In South Africa, sustainable access to clean and safe water is a constitutional right of all citizens (Mckenzie, 2012) and according to the National Development Plan (NDP) 2030, the South Africa Government initiation plan to ensure that all citizens have access to clean running water in their...
Unfortunately, even if South Africa achieves its NDP target of reducing the Gini coefficient down to 0,6 by 2030, South Africa would remain one of the most unequal countries in the world. 2.2.3 NDP target: The share of income going to the bottom 40% of income earners should rise from ...
Forecast Data Period 2025 - 2030 Market Size (2025) USD 14.7 Billion Market Size (2030) USD 19.9 Billion CAGR (2025 - 2030) 6.24 % Market Concentration Low Major Players *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order Compare market size and growth of South Africa Freight and...
This paper critically questions the extent to which the Integrated Urban Development Framework, 2016 (IUDF) provides for strategic goals and policy levers towards the pursuit of sustainable cities in South Africa as understood in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11. Specific emphasis will be placed...
the LMVA, but when in interaction with the governance quality variables (GOV, INS, POL & ECO), there exists a positive and insignificant relationship with the LMVA showing there exists a dearth of green innovative technologies in the South Africa manufacturing sector respective of its significance...
Despite South African government attempts to align the National Development Plan (NDP) with Agenda 2030, and policy references to health and social amenities as integral to socially and economically integrated communities, the Department of Housing's programme is remarkably silent in respect of health ...