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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
Deep issues: Strategies to grow the mining sector, which is in crisis, and create jobs, include linking it to green industrialisation and changing the way it engages with policy at the local municipal and national levels. Photo: Guillem Sartorio/Getty Images
2024 GOVERNANCE PERFORMANCE INDEX

Integrate mining with development

Rather than doing the work of municipalities, mines must build human capital in their areas

  • Ross Harvey
6 min read