Heath expenditure
According to World Bank data, in 2011 health expenditure per capita in South Africa was $689. In Madagascar it was… Read More
Fact-a-day archive
Private sector
In South Africa, 44% of health care expenditure goes to the private sector, yet it services only 15% of the… Read More
Doing business
According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2012/13, the most problematic factor for doing business in South Africa is an inadequately… Read More
Happy Birthday Madiba!
Nelson Mandela, among other things, has received honorary degrees from more than 50 international universities worldwide. He also had a… Read More
GDP Growth
In 2012 South Africa’s GDP grew by 2.5%. In the same year Greece’s GDP shrunk by 6.4% while China’s GDP… Read More
Household savings
According to the Savings Institute of South Africa in the period 1994 to Q1 2012, the household savings rate dropped… Read More