Making the Most of Africa’s Commodities: Industrializing for Growth, Jobs and Economic Transformation

This paper examines the economic and social underpinnings of rising political instability in South Africa such as poverty, unemployment and inequality.

Assesses the potential of insects as food and feed and gathers existing information and research on edible insects. The assessment is based on the most recent and complete data available from various

The figures in this brochure are a compelling illustration of education’s direct impact on human well-being, from better health to increased wealth. The equation is simple: education is the most basi

To realize South Africa’s promise to all its inhabitants will require careful long-term strategic thinking about developing human capabilities. In this paper, we identify the salient features of Sout

High levels of youth unemployment and a shortage of people with critical job skills is a universal problem. Leaders everywhere are aware of the possible consequences, in the form of social and econom

The GDS 2025 reflects not only the thinking of the Municipality’s leadership, but also captures the inputs of our many development partners and stakeholders. Every citizen in Ekurhuleni can make a co

This report summarizes the results of the Projecting future energy demand: Balancing development, energy and climate priorities in large developing economies project that has been managed by the UNEP

Slums are expanding in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, and as a result, the lack of safe, reliable electricity access in these regions is expanding. Addressing this issue will require a comprehensiv

Cell phones are increasingly being used as common clients for a wide suite of distributed, database-centric healthcare applications in developing regions. This is particularly true for rural developi