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Rethinking South Africa’s development path: reflections on the ANC’s policy conference discussion documents
Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007The African National Congress (ANC) has led South Africa since 1994, following a lengthy period of instability under the racist apartheid regime. This book provides a critique of several discussion documents released by the ANC. Its main objective is to facilitate national debate and dialogue towards strengthening South Africa’s democracy and enhancing its development.DocumentPublic service performance: towards a better life for all
Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007The 1994 South African elections marked the transition from an Apartheid State to a Democratic one. Has this change brought a ‘better life for all’, as promised by the new government? Drawing on assessments by the UN, mainstream media and the government this paper examines: • policy reforms and the delivery record of the government since transitionDocumentState-civil society relations in South Africa: some lessons from engagement
Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007How has South Africa’s Civil Society fared? This paper examines how specific civil society organisations (CSOs) have influenced state, and what lies behind the success or failure of these actions. It focuses on CSOs engaged in influencing post-apartheid policies.Document‘It is our land’: human rights and land tenure reform in Namaqualand, South Africa
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2007Secure access to resources is now recognised in human rights discourse as a universal condition of human well-being. This paper aims to contribute to the theoretical and empirical understanding of land tenure as a human rights issue, by analysing recent land tenure policy in South Africa.DocumentSkills shortages in South Africa: a literature review
Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2007This paper conducts a review of the literature on skills shortages in South Africa. The focus is directed to the interrelationships between labour demand and supply, where supply refers to the individuals who participate in the labour market with given endowments of human capital, and labour demand refers to the private and public entities that employ individuals.DocumentAffirmative action and state capacity in a democratic South Africa
Centre for Policy Studies, South Africa, 2007Is the emigration of whites, corruption and the low degree of state capacity a result of affirmative action (AA) in South Africa? This paper suggests that critics of AA wrongly attribute most of the problems experienced by the democratic state to AA. By doing so, they ignore the multiple factors that constrain the capacity of the state to provide efficient services to citizens. Such as:DocumentUnemployment, education and skills constraints in post-apartheid South Africa
Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2007The supply of skilled labour in South Africa cannot meet labour demands. This paper investigates the relationship between education and unemployment in post-apartheid South Africa, and examines whether employment growth has been inhibited by skills constraints. It focuses on the period 1995 to 2003. Key findings include:DocumentTowards effective anti-corruption tools in Africa: strengthening international and regional anti-corruption conventions: nine UNCAC and AU Convention Implementation Reviews
Transparency International, 2007This paper documents case studies which analyse anti-corruption measures and highlight the main shortcomings of the reform process in Africa. A common feature in most countries is the absence of comprehensive national strategies to combat corruption, as well as a lack of real political will to implement reforms.The document details case study findings from nine different African countries.DocumentBoosting women’s rights through constitutional design
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Along with the increased importance of constitutional design in democratic transitions there is a realisation that this process can be used to improve women’s rights. Activists could use constitutions to create a broad framework within which all women’s rights can be enhanced, rather than focusing only on what can be achieved through women’s institutions and quotas.