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Day three of Winter School interrogates water and electricity services at a local level
The third day of the GTAC Public Economics Winter School looked at the provision of basic services of water and electricity and their role in determining the quality of life of citizens across South Africa. Barbara Mgutshini, KwaZulu-Natal CoGTA, delivered the first...
Delving deep into service delivery in metros and cities on day two of Winter School 2022
Day two of the 2022 Public Economics Winter School took a detailed look at how intensifying urbanisation in South Africa is putting pressure on infrastructure and service delivery. The speakers and panellists provided insight into the key elements to drive investment...
First day of 2022 Public Economics Winter School doesn’t shy away from challenges to service delivery
The 2022 Public Economics Winter School started on 30 August, under the theme “Reviving public infrastructure investment for community development”. Day one provided delegates with important context regarding the complex relationship between the responsibilities of...
Beware of tender scams
In South Africa the fight against corruption is one of the major priorities of government. Corruption and related activities in both the private and public sector has a detrimental effect on government’s effort to deliver effective services to the people. Corruption...
30 August – 1 September 2022: Public Economics Winter School! Reviving public infrastructure investment for community development
GTAC and National Treasury is offering the Public Economics Winter School for the sixth time this year. For post-graduate economics and social science students, and young professionals in government this is an opportunity to engage with current policy debates and meet...
First Edition of the Covid-19 Country Report launched by Minister Gungubele
The First Edition of the Covid-19 Country Report was launched on 30 June 2022 at the Albert Luthuli Auditorium in Pretoria by Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele. GTAC’s head, Ms Ronette Engela, as well as Dr Beverley Damonse, Group Executive of the National...
Quarterly Employment Statistics: Q1 2022
The Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) provides statistics on non-agricultural formal employment by sector, on a quarterly basis. The QES survey covers VAT registered businesses (exclu ding agriculture). Non-agricultural formal employment increased by 42 000 (+0.4%...
STATE OF SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES REPORT
The annual State of South African Cities Report (SoCR) is highly relevant to the theme of the 2022 Winter School. The SoCR presents a five-year perspective on the performance and analysis of the conditions of South Africa’s largest cities. The SoCR offers solid and...
FAQs: South Africa Covid-19 Country Report First Edition
The Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation in collaboration with the Government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and experts in various research institutions across South Africa will be hosting the Launch of the 1st...