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Shaky ground: the social foundation of industrial experience has been undermined by systemic inequality, inadequate investment in vocational education and poor alignment between education, skills development and industry demands. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
CALEDON VALLEY

A focus on one faltering building block

The country presents a clear illustration of how a weak social foundation constrains industrial development and reinforces structural inefficiencies but we can change that

  • Busani Ngcaweni
  • Pali Lehohla
8 min read