Housing shortages in South Africa: a discussion of the after-effects of community participation in housing provision in Diepkloof
by MAFUKIDZE, J & HOOSEN, F., 2009Urban Forum (2009) 20:379
Community participation is a complex process and its propensity to having unintended negative effects plays a vital role in its outcome. This paper attempts to reconstruct and critique the outcomes of a participatory process that seeks to address housing shortages by using the narratives of local residents in Diepkloof. Heterogeneity of identities tied to “spatiality…
read more >>Administered Prices Study on Economic Inputs: Water Sector
by MULLER, M., 2007HSRC report prepared for NEDLAC, Trade and Industry Chamber, NEDLAC, August 2007
The water services and distribution sector component of the Nedlac Administered Prices Study on Economic Inputs sought to quantify the impact on investment and job creation of the pricing and quality of services set through administered pricing mechanisms. This component of the study covered municipal supplies of water to domestic, commercial and industrial consumers, and…
read more >>The Impact of Transport Pricing Practices in South Africa on Freight Transport Costs
by BOTES, F. , 2005HSRC report prepared for NEDLAC, Trade and Industry Chamber, NEDLAC, August 2007
Freight transport cost is one of the core factors that determine product prices, and it has a direct impact on the competitive advantage of South African goods in local and international markets. Inefficiencies in the transport sector, which lead to high freight transport cost, can restrict economic growth and job creation. It is therefore important…
read more >>Prices, Investment and Efficiency on the Railways: A Sectoral Review of Efficiencies in Administered Pricing in South Africa
by TRUEN, S. et al., 2007HSRC report prepared for NEDLAC, Trade and Industry Chamber, NEDLAC, August 2007
There has been little change to the operational structure of the South African rail industry over the past century. It remains a state-owned monopoly, run as a division of the same entity that houses the ports. Despite attempts to introduce greater commercial discipline in the 1980s, the industry is still only intermittently profitable and seems…
read more >>Administered Prices Study on Economic Inputs: Ports
by GOODE, R. et al, 2007HSRC report prepared for NEDLAC, Trade and Industry Chamber, NEDLAC, August 2007
Improvements to the competitiveness of commercial transport systems in South Africa will significantly boost economic and employment growth, given the high concentration of economic activity on the inland plateau, the sensitivity of foreign trade to freight cost, and the distance to market of South Africa’s major trading partners. Transport is largely shaped by government, through…
read more >>Potential Job Creation in the South African ICT Sector
by LOWITT,S., 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council.
Lowitt analyses potential job creation in ICT. She provides a demand-side analysis of ICT and broadband, using four categories of demand: private consumption (individuals), private investment (large and small firms), government demand, and trade demand (sale of ICT-enabled services). The ICT sector is dealt with as a separate sector, whose size depends on demand from…
read more >>Broadband for South Africa: Capital Investment and Policy Dimensions
by KLEEMAN,M., 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
Kleeman assesses the investments required to achieve 100% broadband coverage. He uses case studies of Malaysia, Brazil, Korea, Ghana and Kenya. Kleeman sets out the investment required for national broadband, alternative forms of access, the potential role of government, and different investment models. This report is part of the Vision 2020 process of the Department of…
read more >>Vision 2020 ICT Investment Executive Summary
by ALTMAN,M. , KLEEMAN,M., LOWITT,S. & DALBERG DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS, 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This report is part of the Vision 2020 process of the Department of Communications. It focuses on how to achieve investment towards 100% broadband and how to optimise job creation impacts. It assessed the supply side (infrastructure investment) as well as the demand side (factors that increase data use). The country case studies helped to…
read more >>Identifying Opportunities to Drive Demand for ICT in South Africa
by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, 2012Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This report is part of the Vision 2020 process of the Department of Communications. It reports on a three-part analysis of the links between ICT investment and job creation in South Africa. It reviews barriers to broadband usage, assesses demographic trends, and offers a global review of demand-side interventions. The presentation suggests a three-pronged strategy…
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