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Graduation day arrives, but the job offers don’t. Photo: Chris Furlong/Getty Images
COUNTRY

Make the SA economy work for graduates

The country needs an economic policy that takes account of the skill sets we currently have

  • Vusi Gumede
3 min read
‘It is encouraging that the aspiration of a democratic developmental state is still on the agenda of the ruling party,’ writes Vusi Gumede.
AFRICAN ECONOMY

Another new dawn for South Africa

The country is missing a viable social policy

  • Vusi Gumede
5 min read
Many reforms were influenced by the policy-making architecture that existed in the late 1990s and during the 2000s. In turn, these were shaped by the goals of a democratic society articulated in the 1996 Constitution. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)
ANC

SA’s social policies must be resurrected

As with economics, the state is rudderless, which requires a return to the ideals of the Constitution and a developmental state

  • Vusi Gumede
6 min read
South Africa seems to be losing its way
DEVELOPMENT

South Africa seems to be losing its way

Policy paralysis and compromises mean inclusive development continues to elude the country.

  • Vusi Gumede
7 min read
Transformation: SA needs substantial policy reforms
CENSUS 2012

Transformation: SA needs substantial policy reforms

The recently released census results confirm that South Africa’s social and economic transformation has been slow.

  • Vusi Gumede
7 min read
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

Western model falls flat in Africa

The World Economic Forum is fascinating in many respects, and the same goes for the WEF on Africa, which met recently in Cape Town.

  • Vusi Gumede
5 min read
POVERTY

Our future needs a future

History continues to judge Africans harshly. A fundamental reality is that Africa is behind other continents in many respects.

  • Vusi Gumede
3 min read