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The cluster includes the following government departments: Communications, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Economic Development, Energy, Finance, Human Settlements, Public Enterprises, Public Works, The Presidency: National Planning Commission, Transport and Water and Environmental Affairs.
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Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Contract Management Support of Public Private Partnerships in South Africa
A presentation delivered by Mr Sithembiso Mkhwanazi (GTAC) on 29 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. This presentation showcases Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Contract Management Support...
Planning for Economic Infrastructure for Water Treatment and Reuse – a Local Government Perspective
A presentation delivered by Mr Themba Mdletshe (GTAC) on 20 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. With the recent drought that South Africa has experienced around 2018,...
Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme – Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
A presentation delivered by Mr Will Bautista on 01 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. Will gave insight into how GTAC’s technical support services to the DPWI...
Progress Towards Structural Reforms – Operation Vulindlela Water Reforms
A presentation delivered by Ms Georgina Ryan, Director Environmental Economics: Economic Policy as part of a series of webinars focused on finding solutions to water infrastructure challenges and to encourage...
Performance and Expenditure Review of Upgrading the Eastern Cape’s Provincial Roads from Gravel to Surface Roads
A presentation delivered by Mr Jamie de Jager on 18 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation covered the value created in the implementation of the...
Case study on renewable energy contributing to re-industrialisation in South Africa on a competitive basis
Lolette Kritzinger van Niekerk, Head of Economics at the Independent Power Producers Programme Office presented a case study on renewable energy contributing to re-industrialisation in South Africa on a competitive...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 6.4 Transport
This chapter reviews government measures to limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-19 through transport, as well as the impact that the various Alert Levels had on the transport sector.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 6.4 Transport Presentation
This chapter reviews government measures to limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-19 through transport, as well as the impact that the various Alert Levels had on the transport sector.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 6.6 South African Government Infrastructure Sector Interventions
Power, water, telecommunications and transport are the infrastructure services that underpin economic and social activity. The role of each of these sectors are discussed, and support measures evaluated in this...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 6.6 South African Government Infrastructure Sector Presentation Interventions
Power, water, telecommunications and transport are the infrastructure services that underpin economic and social activity. The role of each of these sectors are discussed, and support measures evaluated in this...
Case study on Delivery Management of Infrastructure Projects in the Public Sector
This case study sets out to show the critical importance of a strong delivery management team within an organ of state that is involved in any way in infrastructure delivery....
Winter School Student Assignment – Role of Development Finance Institutions
Winter School Student Assignment – Role of development finance institutions.
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Communications, Economic Development, Finance, Higher Education and Training, Labour, Mineral Resources, Public Enterprises, Rural Development and Land Reform, Science and Technology, Tourism and Trade and Industry.
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Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of ICT Spending in the Eastern Cape
A presentation delivered by Daniel Makoni (GTAC) on 06 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation focused on an ICT Spending Review in the Eastern Cape....
Compensation Spending Trends And The Impact On Our Public Finances
A presentation delivered by Mr Antony Altbeker on 11 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. Antony spoke about how our budget documentation has emphasised repeatedly that SA’s...
Industrial Strategy, Offshoring, and Employment Promotion in South Africa
This chapter reviews the global positioning of South Africa for BPO&O industrial expansion. BPO&O is first defined and a review of global context considered. Since India and the Philippines are...
The Jobs Fund Siyasebenza Newsletter November 2015
This resource provides an overview of the employment creation facilitation initiatives of the Jobs Fund.
The Emerging Market Experience with Fiscal Policy During the Last Commodity Super Cycle
The Emerging Market Experience. This presentation covers a recap of the countercyclical fiscal policy, the CITT, fiscal policy in SA and why South Africa inadvertently pursued procyclical fiscal policy.
Sugar Tax: Lessons from International Experience for Developing Countries
Presentation by Prof Corné van Walbeek on lessons from international experience for developing countries regarding sugar tax.
2017 Public Economics Winter School general reading list
General list of recommended reading for the 2017 Public Economics Winter School.
South Africa’s COVID-19 Response: Some Lessons From The Past 18 Months
2021 Winter School presentation by Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim on lessons learned from South Africa’s response to COVID-19.
What Do Five Waves of NIDS-CRAM Have to Teach Us?
2021 Winter School presentation by Professor Murray Leibbrant on NIDS-CRAM.
The Role of Institutional Modernization as A Platform for A More Resilient Economy
2021 Winter School presentation by Mr Dhiresh Ramklass on the role of institutional modernization as a platform for a more resilient economy.
The Jobs Fund’s COVID-19 Response
2021 Winter School presentation by Ms Najwah Allie-Edries, Deputy Director General: Employment Facilitation, on the response of the Jobs Fund to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Impact on Vulnerable Groups and Support Measures to Alleviate The Suffering
2021 Winter School presentation by Mr Gabriel Espi, SALDRU, University of Cape Town, on employement statistics from February, April, June and October 2020, and January and March 2021.
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Finance, Public Service and Administration and The Presidency: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Administration.
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Public Entities review and rationalisation for the North-West Provincial Treasury (NWPT)
A presentation delivered by Dhiresh Ramklass (GTAC) on 13 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The webinar showcased a Public Entities review and rationalisation for the North-West...
Diagnostic Review of the Capacity Building System for Local Government
A presentation delivered by Dr Li Pernegger (GTAC) and Dr Tracy Ledger Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) on 22 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. NT: IGR...
Institutional arrangements & capacity in The Presidency re District Development Model (DDM) model
A presentation delivered by Dr Li Pernegger on 25 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation showcases GTAC’s study undertaken in early 2021, to advise the...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 1: Introduction
This chapter provides an overview summary of the first edition of South Africa’s Covid-19 Country Report. It includes the background to the report, the rationale for undertaking the initiative, the...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 4: Government Mobilization and Communication
This chapter investigates the capacity and effectiveness of government’s communications strategy as the country went through the various stages of lockdown under the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 4: Government Mobilization and Communication Presentation
This chapter investigates the capacity and effectiveness of government communications strategy as the country went through the various stages of lockdown under the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 2 South African Government Leadership, Governance and Institutional Arrangements
This chapter assesses leadership attributes, policies and institutional arrangements established from March 2020 to manage and oversee the pandemic.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 2 South African Government Leadership, Governance and Institutional Arrangements Presentation
This presentation assesses leadership attributes, policies and institutional arrangements established from March 2020 to manage and oversee the pandemic.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 9: Case Studies: Local and Provincial Government
The chapter analyse the nature and impact of the lockdown restrictions on selected provinces, as well as the support measures designed to alleviate the impact. A few local government case...
GNews Story Welcome to GTAC LinkedIn Page : Follow Us and Join Our Page!
GNews Story Welcome to GTAC LinkedIn Page : Follow us and join our page!
GNews Story Small Actions, Big Difference: Baseline Assessment and Costing of New Policies Training
GNews Story Small Actions, Big Difference: Baseline Assessment and Costing of New Policies Training.
Insights Into Technical Consulting Services Unit Service Offering
This resource provides an overview of various types of support provided by the Institutional Development Support unit and a guide to potential clients on how to access Technical Consulting Service...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Arts and Culture, Basic Education, Health, Higher Education and Training, Labour, Science and Technology and Sport and Recreation.
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“Ctrl+Alt+Delete” SA’s Digital Gap – Information and Communications Technology within Basic Education
A presentation delivered by Mr Shaneel Ragoo on 08 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The webinar focused on Information and Communications Technology within Basic Education. The...
National Examinations System for the NSC – Case Study, Summary and Lessons
GTAC has been working in a partnership with the National Education Collaboration Trust (NECT) on the development of a series of case studies. The case studies are developed in order...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 5.1: Health Sector Response to Covid-19 in South Africa Preparation, prevention, containment, mitigation
This chapter provides a high-level overview of the national health response, using the eight-stage implementation framework adopted by the sector: preparation, prevention, surveillance, hotspot identification, lockdown regulations, quality medical care,...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 5.2: South African government education sector responses to Covid 19 presentation
This chapter examines measures adopted by the education ministries to contain the spread of the virus and continue the academic programme.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 5.2: South African government education sector responses to Covid 19
This presentation examines measures adopted by the education ministries to contain the spread of the virus and continue the academic programme.
Healthcare Blurbs
Healthcare blurbs.
Cape Town: Leveraging Precinct Densification – Equal Spaces Programme
A presentation on the study of Cape Town: levaraging Precinct Densification.
Free Basic Water in South Africa
A journal on sustainable instrument for a sustainable future in South Africa by WITS University, SA.
Progress Toward Universal Health Coverage
Adam Wagstaff, Development Research Group World Bank, Washington DC delivered a presentation titled “Progress Toward Universal Health Coverage” . His presentation drew on joint work with World Bank’s Health, Nutrition...
Case Study Report: Reflections on a GTAC project to improve supply chain management in a provincial education department
Over the last year GTAC has been working with a provincial department of education on a project to improve its supply chain management. The project offers several novel approaches and...
Alignment of Risk Benefits Provided by Social Security Agencies
An evaluation performed for the Interdepartmental Task Team on Social Security. This purpose of this report is to examine three contributory social security funds which provide equivalent and related benefits...
Scaling up ECD (0-4 years). Deliverable 5 Testing Innovations to rapidly expand quality ECD (0-4) services
This paper is the final contribution to the series of studies developed for the Scaling Up ECD 0–4 research initiative. The central objective of the series was to provide solid...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Environmental and Water Affairs, Human Settlements, Labour, Public Works, Rural Development and Land Affairs, Social Development, Transport and Women, Youth, Children and People with Disability.
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Schools and Education
2021 Winter School presentation by Ms Nompumelelo Mohohlwane and Debra Shepherd on the impact of COVID-19 on schools and education in South Africa.
Saving Lives & Saving Livelihoods
2021 Winter School presentation by Professor Ronelle Burger on social relief measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: Protecting Lives and Livelihoods
2021 Winter School presentation by Dr Mark Blecher on the South African Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the effect of the pandemic on the South African economy and...
COVID-19: Making Decisions Under Considerable Uncertainty and With Only Early Evidence
2021 Winter School presentation by Dr Yogan Pillay on the South African Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Exemplars in COVID-19 Response: Experiences from Uganda, DRC, Senegal, and Nigeria
2021 Winter School presentation by Rhoda Wanyenze on the response from Uganda, DRC, Senegal and Nigeria to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social Security and the Pursuit of Universal Health Coverage
Adam Wagstaff and Ronelle Burger delivered this presentation on social security and the pursuit of universal health coverage at the 2016 Public Economics Winter School.
Understanding the role of social security policy in economic and social development in South Africa
Prof Alex van den Heever, Chair in the Field of Social Security at the University of Witwatersrand delivered this presentation on the role of social security in South Africa.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 8: The experience and response of civil society to the Covid-19 Pandemic presentation
This presentation outlines civil society’s experience of and response to the pandemic and focus in on central key recommendations that are already emergent.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 8: The experience and response of civil society to the Covid 19 Pandemic report
This chapter describes how civil society mobilised in response to the felt impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa. It briefly reviews on how families and communities were supported...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 5.1.3 South African Government social activities, basic services and support to vulnerable groups to COVID 19 presentation
This presentation reviews some of the vulnerabilities that existed among people in South Africa before the Covid-19 pandemic and assesses the extent to which the pandemic exacerbated these vulnerabilities.
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 5.4: South African Government Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity Responses to COVID-19
Government interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic sought to ensure that gains in women’s empowerment and gender equity would not be eroded, and find that, while some government interventions made reference...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 5.4: South African Government Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equity Responses to COVID-19 presentation
Government interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic sought to ensure that gains in women’s empowerment and gender equity would not be eroded, and find that, while some government interventions made reference...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Defence and Military Veterans, International Relations and Cooperation, Finance, State Security, Tourism, Trade and Industry and Water and Environmental Affairs.
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Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 7 South African Government International Cooperation and Trade Responses to the pandemic
This chapter explores how the South African government has used its engagement with global and regional organisations, forums and other external actors in the economic, security and health areas to...
The Creative Bureaucracy Festival Berlin, 20-21 September 2019 Report-Back
Report on the Creative Bureaucracy Festival Berlin (20 -21 September 2019)
Tax Progressivity and The Role of Personal Tax
International reform trends in the taxation of labour and capital income.
This cluster includes the following government departments: Correctional Services, Defence, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Police and State Security.
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Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 3.1 South African Legal and Regulatory Responses
This chapter uses the values enshrined in s1 of the Constitution to evaluate the state’s legal and regulatory response to Covid-19 within the context of the options provided by the...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 3.1 South African Legal and Regulatory Responses Presentation
This presentation uses the values enshrined in s1 of the Constitution to evaluate the state’s legal and regulatory response to Covid-19 within the context of the options provided by the...
Review of the impact of the South African Police Service (SAPS) as frontline law enforcer on policing during the COVID-19 pandemic
With the onset of the State of Disaster, the South African Police Service (SAPS) saw its mandate expand to include the enforcement of Regulations in terms of the Disaster Management...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter 3.2: Legal Challenges, Human Rights, and Law Enforcement
Linking to the previous chapter, chapter 3.2 evaluates developments following the imposition of measures in terms of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002. Several of the legal disputes the...
Covid-19 Country Report Chapter CH 3.2: Legal Challenges, Human Rights, and Law Enforcement Presentation
Linking to the previous chapter, chapter 3.2 evaluates developments following the imposition of measures in terms of the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002. Several of the legal disputes the...
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Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Contract Management Support of Public Private Partnerships in South Africa
A presentation delivered by Mr Sithembiso Mkhwanazi (GTAC) on 29 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. This presentation showcases Performance Monitoring and Evaluation and Contract Management Support...
Planning for Economic Infrastructure for Water Treatment and Reuse – a Local Government Perspective
A presentation delivered by Mr Themba Mdletshe (GTAC) on 20 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. With the recent drought that South Africa has experienced around 2018,...
Public Entities review and rationalisation for the North-West Provincial Treasury (NWPT)
A presentation delivered by Dhiresh Ramklass (GTAC) on 13 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The webinar showcased a Public Entities review and rationalisation for the North-West...
Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of ICT Spending in the Eastern Cape
A presentation delivered by Daniel Makoni (GTAC) on 06 May 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation focused on an ICT Spending Review in the Eastern Cape....
Diagnostic Review of the Capacity Building System for Local Government
A presentation delivered by Dr Li Pernegger (GTAC) and Dr Tracy Ledger Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) on 22 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. NT: IGR...
“Ctrl+Alt+Delete” SA’s Digital Gap – Information and Communications Technology within Basic Education
A presentation delivered by Mr Shaneel Ragoo on 08 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The webinar focused on Information and Communications Technology within Basic Education. The...
Compensation Spending Trends And The Impact On Our Public Finances
A presentation delivered by Mr Antony Altbeker on 11 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. Antony spoke about how our budget documentation has emphasised repeatedly that SA’s...
Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme – Department of Public Works and Infrastructure
A presentation delivered by Mr Will Bautista on 01 April 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. Will gave insight into how GTAC’s technical support services to the DPWI...
Institutional arrangements & capacity in The Presidency re District Development Model (DDM) model
A presentation delivered by Dr Li Pernegger on 25 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation showcases GTAC’s study undertaken in early 2021, to advise the...
Progress Towards Structural Reforms – Operation Vulindlela Water Reforms
A presentation delivered by Ms Georgina Ryan, Director Environmental Economics: Economic Policy as part of a series of webinars focused on finding solutions to water infrastructure challenges and to encourage...
Performance and Expenditure Review of Upgrading the Eastern Cape’s Provincial Roads from Gravel to Surface Roads
A presentation delivered by Mr Jamie de Jager on 18 March 2022 as part of GTAC’s weekly webinar series. The presentation covered the value created in the implementation of the...
Industrial Strategy, Offshoring, and Employment Promotion in South Africa
This chapter reviews the global positioning of South Africa for BPO&O industrial expansion. BPO&O is first defined and a review of global context considered. Since India and the Philippines are...