UNDP and DHET sign a partnership agreement on enhancing vocational training in line with private sector needs through a TVET project to up-skill youth and women for skills relevant to the automotive industry
There is no doubt that accelerating entrepreneurship among young people will have a positive impact not only on the social plane of bringing equity in the economy, but also by raising the levels of the overall economic indicators of South Africa .
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will strengthen research, development and innovation (RDI) into the fourth industrial revolution and digitisation, and promote digital inclusion and the creation of socio-economic opportunities in information and communications technology (ICT) in South Africa.
Following the declaration of a state of national disaster and hard lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by President Cyril Ramaphosa, many SMMEs were faced with interruption in business operations which painted a bleak picture of business continuity post lock down.
Focusing on the impact COVID-19 on the most vulnerable groups and costing their needs.
Analysing impact of COVID-19 on the economy
Human Development Report
About the report: Beyond Income, Beyond Averages, Beyond Today
This report looks at inequalities in human development with a new lens. It assesses what inequalities are becoming important today, how they differ around the world and among population groups, and how they are changing. People’s discontent with inequality is linked to perceptions of unfairness in their societies. The depth of inequality must be assessed beyond income, beyond averages (and summary measures of inequality) and beyond today.
Mapping the National Development Plan to the United Nations and the African Union Sustainable Development Agendas
This mapping exercise highlights the convergence between South Africa’s NDP and SDG targets, as well as between the NDP and Agenda 2063 of the African Union. The exercise also examines the gaps that occur between the NDP and the two development frameworks. There is a very high level of convergence of 94.87% between the NDP Objectives and Agenda 2063 Goals and Priority Areas. The difference is mainly in Aspiration 5 which is not reflected in the NDP. The level of convergence between the NDP objectives and SDG targets is also quite high at 74%, though it should be noted from the onset that the NDP remains a reflection of the challenges identified in the Diagnostic Report in response to specific challenges that the country faced in the period from 1994 to 2010, and could thus not be expected to be completely in tandem with the SDGs. Further, owing to South Africa’s leadership role in most global and continental processes preceding the adoption of the SDGs and the African Union Agenda 2063, it would be expected that there would be a significant level of convergence between South Africa’s development frameworks and the global/ continental agenda.
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UNDP partners with people at all levels of society principally with the host government, the United Nations system, civil Society organisations, private sector, inter-governmental organisations and foundations. With offices in more than 170 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.
UNDP in South Africa is a key partner in supporting the country’s vision of greater prosperity and improved lives. The overarching goal of the strategic partnership between the government of South Africa and UNDP is to advance South-Africa’s strategic priorities towards a better South Africa, a better Africa and a better world.
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Maendeleo Policy Forum
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A space for African leaders, international mediators and negotiators, researchers, policy makers, development practitioners and writers on African issues, to dialogue and debate on critical issues of development in Africa.
About South Africa
55.7 million
Population
63.9
Life expectancy at birth
0.984
Gender Development Index
0.705
Human Dev. Index
