South Africa

Solly Msimanga in it to win it

Tshwane should becomea knowledge-based economy, Msimanga said.

“We need to start by building private business so that employment can also start increasing in the city… There is a number of sectors I have identified.

SA’s future could be written in the stars

“We can’t keep writing ourselves off. At some point we need to start investing in the human capital that will put us at the forefront of the knowledge economy.”

Telkom sponsors 2016 Education Innovation Summit in South Africa

In a globalised economy with a high degree of competition among countries, the success of a nation depends on the educational level of its workforce. This is true not only for those just entering or already integrated…

SA at the cliff face as its last skilled generations retire

The provision of skilled technical workers and managers through better education will play a crucial role in turning the economy around by shaping the country into a manufacturing, services and knowledge economy.

Why South Africa’s economy is likely to grow more slowly than its potential

South Africa is generally a divided, unhappy and increasingly corrupt country with its growth potential hampered by contradictory and ever-changing government policy.

Museums should work together to stay relevant

Since 2011 more than a third of SA’s 53-million citizens have been living in the Gauteng city region and those of Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.

Green sectors will bolster economy

The development and enhancement of the knowledge economy is one of the key strategic goals of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, while the growth of the green economy is in line with the government’s agenda to encourage and support the youth to come up with…