- The Country
- Country’s History in Brief
- Geographic data
- People and Society
- Government
- Economy
- Communication
- Transportation
- South Africa Economic Outlook
- South Africa export competitiveness
- South Africa’s exports—five stylized facts
- Three opportunities for unlocking South Africa’s export potential
- Conclusion
- ICT sector in South Africa
- Introduction
- Policy outcome 1: poor institutional arrangements
- Policy outcome 2: ineffectual regulatory environment
- Policy outcome 3: limited infrastructure extension and bottlenecks
- Policy outcome 4: high wholesale pricing
- Policy outcome 7: mobile broadband speeds faster than ADSL
- Policy Outcome 8: spectrum allocation bottlenecks
- Policy outcome 9: financial performance of mobile incumbent operators strong Telkom weak
- Policy outcome 10: unaffordable access and suboptimal use
- Conclusions and recommendations
- The impact of fiscal policy in poverty and inequality
- Introduction
- General Government’s Fiscal Instruments to Tackle Poverty and Inequality
- Basic Framework, Data and Assumptions
- The Level and Progressivity of Selected Taxes and Social Spending Programs in South Africa
- The Net Fiscal System and the Distribution of Income
- Conclusions and Policy Implications
- Health care in South Africa
- Introduction
- Expenditure
- National, provincial and local
- National Health Insurance
- Facilities
- Doctor shortages
- Statutory bodies
- Legislation
- Health profile
- Design and sustainability of renewable energy incentives
- Sector Background
- Renewable Energy Development
- Renewable Energy Targets
- Design of Incentive Schemes
- The Birth and Death of REFITs in South Africa
- The Birth of the REIPPP Program in South Africa
- Qualification Criteria
- Round One Outcomes
- Second Round
- Impact of Renewable Energy Tariffs on the Consumer
- Conclusions
- General Lessons
- Energy Sector Jobs to 2030: How the Energy [R]evolution will create sustainable green jobs
- Introduction
- Energy [R]evolution scenarios
- Methodology
- Employment in the electricity sector – Results
- Sensitivity analysis
- Conclusion
- Water Supply and Sanitation
- Introduction
- Sector Overview: Coverage and Finance Trends
- Reform Context: Introducing the CSO2 Scorecard
- Institutional Framework
- Financing and its Implementation
- Sector Monitoring and Evaluation
- Subsector: Rural Water Supply
- Subsector: Urban Water Supply
- Subsector: Rural Sanitation and Hygiene
- Subsector: Urban Sanitation and Hygiene
- Developing a food security map for South Africa
- Introduction
- Literature Review
- A review of food security studies in South Africa
- Modeling strategy
- Summary of results
- Summary and conclusion
- Financing Small and Medium Enterprises
- Introduction
- Insights from Existing Studies and Data Sources
- Survey Results
- Policy Considerations
- Conclusions
- Appendices
- Doing Business in South Africa (by World Bank)
- South Africa health profile (by World Health Organization)