Balancing Land Restitution and Public Interest in South African Socio-Economic Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Restitution of Land Rights Act

2020 ◽  
pp. 199-216
Author(s):  
Tumo Maloka
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Land Restitution

Nordic-SADCC Cooperation

1987 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-167
Author(s):  
Kimmo Kiljunen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Economic Interaction ◽  
Apartheid Regime

The Nordic-SADCC cooperation initiative is potentially an innovative attempt to generate new forms of economic interaction between a well defined group of developed and developing countries. The partners concerned are internationally almost extreme cases as regards their level of socio-economic development. The extended cooperation framework between the two groups of countries is, however, well justified. Both groups are geographically concentrated and have a tradition of mutual development cooperation. Their policies as a whole have a similar emphasis on poverty alleviation and development as well as the consistent condemnation of the South African apartheid regime. Issues related to international politics rather than vested economic interests have offered the driving force in the emergence of this cooperation attempt. Never theless, the initiative is at this stage based on already existing measures and institutions and has not yet introduced qualitatively new patterns of mutual interaction.

Power to the People? Right of Access to Electricity in South Africa

Politeia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khaled Qasaymeh ◽  
Jo-Ansie Karina Van Wyk
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
The South ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Right ◽  
Right Of Access

The provision and distribution of and access to electricity are not only technical and economic matters. Access to electricity is a highly political and ideological issue and has consequences for public policy and human development. Since 2000, South Africa has experienced power outages (euphemistically called load-shedding) and the country has not kept up with increased electricity and socio-economic demands. Globally, access to electricity is increasingly regarded as a basic human right and an important contributor to socio-economic development. However, the position towards and the practice regarding access to electricity by the post-apartheid South African government are contradictory. Although both the South African Bill of Rights and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996 refer to fundamental human rights, the matter of access to electricity as a human right is not clearly spelled out in these documents. This article outlines international and African norms in respect of the right of access to electricity in the context of the international socio-economic development debate. It proceeds to examine the South African context, policies, legislation and constitutional court judgments in respect of socio-economic development with a special focus on access to electricity—a matter which is closely linked to political, public policy and development issues such as housing and the environment in South Africa. The article calls for the right of access to electricity to be declared a basic human right and to be legislated as such in the South African legal regime.

Context for ICT’s Role in South African Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 89-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Richard Averweg ◽  
Geoff Joseph Erwin
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
African Government ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mixed Approach

This chapter discusses that information and communication technologies (ICTs) can (and should) be used to disseminate information and participation to disadvantaged communities in order to foster socio-economic development in South Africa. The objective of this chapter is twofold: (1) how should ICT policies and frameworks in South Africa be implemented (e.g. by a “top-down”, “bottom-up” or “mixed approach” paradigm) in order for the South African government to achieve its socio-economic goals?; and (2) can socio-economic development in South Africa be effectively assisted by the use of ICT? A discussion of these points may assist in the formulation of national ICT policies in South Africa and thereby spawn the setting up of social appropriation of ICT advancement programs. Such programs are particularly relevant to the digital divide, for fostering socio-economic development and in promoting an inclusive information society in South Africa.

scholarly journals “SANITIZING” CORPORATE POLITICAL EXPENDITURE IN SOUTH AFRICAN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Obiter ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aubrey Sibanda
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Company Law ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Business Entities

Companies have become catalysts of socio-economic development due to various activities or initiatives they undertake in their countries of incorporation. Among the broad range of corporate activities, political expenditure has emerged as a new trend through which companies advance socio-economic development. Whilst there have been mixed reactions to companies availing financial resources to support political objectives, this article submits that, for South Africa, corporate political expenditure is an effective way for the country’s business entities to participate in nation-building, provided the practice is adequately regulated. With reference to developments in other jurisdictions, the article proposes a model to provide a starting point for the regulation of corporate political expenditure under South African company law.

The Role of HEIs in an Entrepreneurial Renaissance in South Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gideon J.P. Maas ◽  
Mike Herrington
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Socio Economic Development

For decades, entrepreneurs have been identified as critical change agents in socio-economic development. It is probably safe to say that some countries have had more success than others in the promotion of entrepreneurship; and in that context it can be argued that South Africa's successes are not yet clear. The promotion of entrepreneurship through the involvement of higher education institutions (HEIs) is by no means an easy task, but they have an important role to play. Although South African HEIs are focusing on various elements of entrepreneurship promotion, there is no clear evidence of an integrated effort from HEIs to develop entrepreneurial skills and activity. The authors argue that without such an integrated effort entrepreneurship development in South Africa is likely to be constrained.

scholarly journals Economic Inclusion: A paradigm Shift from the Radical Economic Transformation (RET) in the Context of Growing Xenophobia in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Buhle Mpofu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
African Society ◽  
The South ◽  
Community Members ◽  
South African Society ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
African Context

<p><em>This article analyses the experience of migration in the light of Radical Economic Transformation (RET) program of the SA government and argues that the program has been high jacked by nationalists who are now using transformation to side-line non South Africans in the socio-economic development programmes.</em><em> </em><em>Article contends that </em><em>migrants contribute to regional, national, and global development through networks and (like anywhere in the world) are an integral part of the South African society,</em><em> </em><em>playing a “multifaceted role” in various capacities such as workers, business owners, community members/organisers and leaders of social justice and faith based movements. Given the volatility of the South African society, it suggested that use of a term such as “Economic Inclusion” could be less controversial than Radical Economic Transformation which breeds violence. In addition, it is suggested that while acknowledging that the extremes between poverty and wealth require a radical economic paradigm, political and public discourse should be sensitive to the volatility of the South African context and promote the inclusion of migrants in socio-economic development programs.</em></p>

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