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Job Creation and Local Economic Development in South Africa

This publication highlights new evidence on policies to support job creation, bringing together the latest research on labour market, entrepreneurship and local economic development policy to help governments support job creation in the recovery. It also includes a set of country pages featuring, among other things, new data on skills supply and demand at the level of smaller OECD regions (TL3).

A Skills Beyond School Review of South Africa

Vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. How can employers and unions be engaged? How can workbased learning be used? This country report on South Africa looks at these and other questions.

New leadership for growth

Although South Africa has had an impressive track record among emerging economies, it has recently hit economic difficulties. We asked FEDUSA General Secretary, Dennis George, what have been the effects, and what steps the G20 and South African government must take to return to the path of healthy growth.

Self-assessment of South Africa's investment regime in relation to the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and the principle of National Treatment

This self-assessment report looks at South Africa's investment regime in the light of the OECD Codes of Liberalisation and the principle of National Treatment.

L’absence de mise en œuvre de la loi fragilise la lutte de l’Afrique du Sud contre la corruption transnationale; l’OCDE craint que des considérations économiques et politiques puissent entrer en ligne de compte

L’Afrique du Sud doit prendre des mesures urgentes afin de lancer des enquêtes et engager des poursuites de manière proactive dans les affaires de corruption transnationale. Aucune poursuite n’a été engagée pour corruption transnationale depuis que l’Afrique du Sud a adhéré à la Convention anticorruption en 2007.

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• Lack of enforcement jeopardises South Africa’s fight against foreign bribery; OECD concerned that political and economic considerations may be an influence

L’OCDE accueille avec tristesse la disparition de Nelson Mandela et s’attachera à faire vivre son héritage

C’est le cœur chargé d’émotion et de gratitude que le monde rend hommage à Nelson Mandela au jour de sa disparition, a déclaré le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, Angel Gurría.

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• OECD saddened by the passing of Nelson Mandela: Remains committed to his legacy

President Nelson Mandela: Some personal reflections, by Prof. Ian Goldin

The world badly needs great leaders. The tragedy of Mandela’s passing is that it underlines the rarity of his extraordinary combination of courage, commitment, charisma, intelligence, self-sacrifice and, rarest of all, wisdom.

Environnement en Afrique du Sud : pour transformer un bel essai, ne pas relâcher l’effort

En deux décennies depuis la fin de l’apartheid, l’Afrique du Sud a fait un pas de géant dans le domaine de l’environnement, se rapprochant des standards environnementaux du monde développé et parfois même les dépassant.

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• South Africa shows good progress on environment, must keep up pace

After the final - Interview on South Africa’s soccer World Cup with Nhlanhla Musa Nene, Deputy Minister of Finance

In 2010 South Africa became the first African country to host the FIFA soccer World Cup, which is one of the biggest global sporting events on earth. Was it a triumph and what lessons could be drawn?

Améliorer la qualité de l’éducation en Afrique du Sud

L’Afrique du Sud a accompli des progrès remarquables en matière d’éducation par rapport à d’autres pays émergents, mais la qualité de l’éducation de base reste très faible pour une large partie de la population africaine noire.

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• Improving education quality in South Africa