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Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
This is a technical report on the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (PSETA), detailing its mandate, funding issues, deliverables, and performance. It highlights PSETA’s challenges in funding...
Volume 1: An Analysis of International Practices on Funding for Post-School Education and Training
The technical report reviews international practices in funding post-school education and training, focusing on South Africa’s system and challenges. It compares funding models in OECD and African countries, and...
Volume 2: An Analysis of Existing Post-School Education and Training Expenditure and Review
The technical report analyzes South Africa’s Post-School Education and Training (PSET) system, covering expenditure, revenue, and funding sources for universities, TVET colleges, community colleges, and workplace training. It also...
Volume 5: Consolidated Report on The Costing and Financing of the White Paper on Post-School Education and Training
This technical report details the costs and funding scenarios for implementing South Africa’s White Paper on Post-School Education and Training, aiming to increase enrolments to 5.1 million by 2030. ...
National Student Financial Aid Scheme
The Technical Report showcases NSFAS Performance and Expenditure Review. It evaluates the financial aid scheme’s administration, funding adequacy, and loan recovery issues, and details costing models including variables, assumptions, and...
National Skills Fund
This technical report focuses on the National Skills Fund, established by the Skills Development Act (1998), finances training, capacity building, and research. It improved financial management since 2010/11, disbursing...
LTSM for all- Pipe Dream or Realisable goal?
The technical report reviews the challenges and recommendations for improving the procurement, distribution, and management of Learning and Teaching Support Material (LTSM) in South Africa. It highlights issues like data...
Language Services
This technical report is an expenditure and performance review of South Africa’s National Language Services, PanSALB, and CRL, analyzing their mandates, spending, and efficiency. It highlights issues like unclear...
In-Service Training of Teachers
The technical report is a 2013 Expenditure and Performance Review of the In-Service Training of Teachers (INSET) in South Africa. It analyzes policy processes, performance, and costs, providing recommendations...
Getting to School on Time
This technical report reviews South Africa’s scholar transport system, highlighting the challenges, costs, and policies involved in providing subsidized transport to learners. It emphasizes the need for efficient management,...
Volume 5 Consolidated Report on The Costing and Financing of the White Paper on PSET
The technical report is on the costing and financing of South Africa’s White Paper on Post-School Education and Training (PSET). It details current funding, expenditure, and future financial requirements...
National Artisan Development Programme
This technical report is on the National Artisan Development Programme which aims to increase the number of qualified artisans in South Africa to 30,000 annually by 2030. Key challenges...
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Municipal water and sanitaion: a critical refection on status quo by Lubabalo Luyaba
Lubabalo Luyaba delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on delivery on municipal water and sanitation. He outlines critically reflecting on the status quo – functionality, efficiency...
Review of Local Government Infrastructure Grants
Review of Local Government Infrastructure Grants can be sourced on the national treasury website under the MFMA folder under publications and media releases. You can find discussion documents for emerging...
Towards a system thinking approach in allocating infrastructure budgets in local government by GN Kaiser & JJ Smallwood
Dr Gisela Kaiser and Prof John Smalwood raise the point that system thinking can be employed to facilitate a constructive, creative space that has potential to evolve in the presence...
Alternative Funding Mechanisms for Municipal Infrastructure Investment by Kolisang Molukanele
Kolisang Molukanele delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on Alternative funding mechanisms for municipal infrastructure investment. He mentions that spatial transformation is critical for faster, more...
Access to basic services by Tracy Ledger
Tracy Ledger delivered a presentation at the public economics winter school 2022 on Access to basic services. She mentions that access to services is key to supporting a wide range...
Untangling the complexity of Infrastructure projects by Eldrid Marlon Uithaler
In this case study, Eldrid Marlon Uithaler explores the roles of various actors within the built environment space and others peripheral to the development of the Court Crescent Recreational Park....
Makhulong Youth Hub: Beast Or Beauty? by Eugenie Ninham
A case study about the challenges to prepare an infrastructure project for implementation was presented by Eugenie Ninham of the Neighbourhood Development Partnership Programme. The case study provided the NDPP...
Local Infrastructure Finance by Prof K. Ramokgopa
Prof K. Ramokgopa made a presentation about Local Infrastructure finance where he shares an overview of infrastructure investment, local government infrastructure investment and local government finance. In the presentation, he...
How do municipalities navigate infrastructure service delivery from a regulatory, institutional and financial perspective by Pule Tarafara Setai
Pule Tarafara Setai prepared a presentation on how municipalities navigate infrastructure service delivery from a regulatory, institutional and financial perspective sighting key issues relating to the matter such as “Team-Finance”,...
An economic perspective on the organisation of local government by Andrew Donaldson
Andrew Donaldson of the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, compiled a presentation on an economic perspective on the organisation of local government stating the key elements of the...
Informal Urban Development: Challenges and Opportunities by Prof Ivan Turok
Prof. Ivan Turok presented a research report with data regarding what’s happening on the ground in urban townships, the pressure points in the urban system, what is supposed to happen,...
Renewable energy in South Africa by Chanda Nxumalo
Chanda Nxumalo, the Chair of The South African Photovoltaic Industry delivered the keynote address at the 2022 Public Economics Winter School. She provided an overview of the renewable energy landscape...
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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. The theme was “Compensation Spending Trends And The Impact On Our Public...
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.
SA Agriculture in Times of The Pandemic
2021 Winter School presentation by Wandile Sihlobo on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agriculture sector in South Africa.
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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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Western Cape Provincial Government Programme 1 Spending Review
The Technical report shows how the Western Cape Provincial Government’s spending review identifies opportunities to reallocate expenditure from support services to frontline services, focusing on shared services, standardizing salary levels,...
Western Cape Personnel Expenditure Benchmarking Report
The technical report outlines cost-saving measures for the Western Cape Provincial Government, focusing on the Health and Education departments. It includes strategies like not renewing contracts, revising performance incentives,...
Spatial validation of government expenditure: Application of satellite imagery on health facility construction
Phemelo Mahamuza from the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO) presented a report on how spatial validation was used to track government expenditure on health facility constructions. The aim of the study...
SITA and ICT Spending Review
Daniel Makoni joins Vusi and Sabelo on their Ubuntu Radio podcast to discuss the State Information Technology Agency and ICT Spending Review completed by GTAC’s PEPA Unit.
Unpacking what constitutes effective and efficient supply chain management
Prof. Tania Ajam joins Vusi and Sabelo on their Ubuntu Radio podcast to discuss what constitutes an effective and efficient Supply Chain Management System.
Balancing Probity and Performance in Municipal Supply Chain Management
Challenges and Opportunities in Strengthening the South African Centre of Government
In this session, we focused on the challenges and opportunities in strengthening the South African Centre of Government. The Institutional Development Support (IDS) unit of GTAC has been actively involved...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: Mainstreaming Citizen Engagement in Public Financial Management for Better Results
The World Bank Group’s twin goals, ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, encourage the strengthening of an inclusive society, based on a citizen-state social contract that promotes government accountability....
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: INTOSAI_Engagement with Civil Society_20210628_10h00
This framework is intended for SAIs that have taken, or are considering taking, a strategic decision to strengthen their engagement and cooperation with civil society with the aim of improving...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: A guide to conducting social audits in South Africa_July 2016
The Guide is a living document that has been in development for over a year and will continue to mature as the social audit methodology is implemented and refined in...
A panel discussion: Civil society and other perspectives on basic services delivery and oversight: Auditor General South Africa: the future of local government
Auditor-general (AG) Tsakani Maluleke called on all role players in the local government accountability ecosystem to diligently play their part to ensure accountability for government spending, and for improving service...
Content session: Sustainability of basic service delivery: 1998 White Paper on Local Government
The White Paper on Local Government is unique, as it does not deal with a sectoral policy, but with an entire sphere of government. It can almost be regarded as...
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Winter School Student Assignment: Climate Change Resilience
Winter School Student Assignment: Climate change resilience
Comprehensive Housing Subsidy 2
This paper unpacks housing subsidies, different models for subsidies and how to situate subsidies within a broader housing strategy. This paper was recommended background reading for the 2017 Public Economics...
Comprehensive Housing Subsidy
This paper unpacks housing subsidies, the process of developing housing subsidy policy, housing subsidy objectives, key choices when developing policy and how to evaluate these programmes. This paper was recommended...
Blurb – Social Security and Retirement Reform Research
Blurb – Social Security and Retirement Reform Research
Building Leadership and Management Capability for Sustainable Transformation at The South African National Biodiversity Institute
The Technical Assistance Unit (TAU) of the National Treasury supported SANBI’s transformation journey from November 2009 to April 2012. The case study tells a story of how the transformation process...
Subsidizing Housing Finance for the Poor
This paper on subsidising housing finance for the poor was written by Marja C. Hoek-Smit, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and was prepared for Development Initiatives Group in July 2008....
Changing the Social Policy: The Child Support Grant in South Africa
This research report deals with changing social policy and focuses specifically on the child support grant in South Africa.
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The National Health Insurance System as One Type of New Typology: The Case of South Korea and Taiwan
Abstract A typology is the useful way of understanding the key frameworks of health care system. With many different criteria of health care system, several typologies have been introduced and...
The National Health System – A Roadmap for Reform
This Roadmap provides a framework for implementing a series of necessary health systems improvements in South Africa, underpinned by a revised priority status within Government. Concerns exist that fiscal austerity...
The Public Private Partnership Between the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health and Impilo Consortium in Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
In the late 1980s the idea originated for a large new hospital in the Cato Manor suburb of Durban. Construction began in 1996, and this case study documents this pathfinder...
The Public Private Partnership Between Free State Department of Health and A Consortium Comprising CHM and Netcare at Universitas Tertiary and Pelonomi Regional Hospitals
In 2000 the Free State Health Department identified Pelonomi and Universitas Hospitals in Bloemfontein as suitable for combining private facilities with those already offered to the public sector. The project...
Case Study on the Public Private Partnership Between Eastern Cape Department of Health and Life Healthcare Group in the Humansdorp District Hospital
The Kouga Partnership Hospital is a co-location PPP situated in Humansdorp in the Cacadu district of the Eastern Cape. The hospital comprises the 80-bed Humansdorp District Hospital and the 30-bed...
A Community Development Approach to Early Childhood: Children – Our Future Communities
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) paper delivered at the International Conference on Work 2005 The Expanded Public Works Programme in the Social Sector 5-9 September 2005, University of the Witwatersrand.
The Effect of Health on Economic Growth: A Production Function Approach
Summary. — We estimate a production function model of aggregate economic growth including two variables that microeconomists have identified as fundamental components of human capital: work experience and health. Our...
Health and Economic Growth
This paper provides the outcome of a study on health and economic growth. The main purpose of the study is to apply the spirit and apparatus of the recent advances...
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This cluster includes the following government departments: Correctional Services, Defence, Home Affairs, Justice and Constitutional Development, Police and State Security.