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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Stephen Saad, Group Chief Executive, Aspen from The Report: South Africa 2014
Articles & Analysis | The government’s proposal for universal insurance has sparked debate from The Report: South Africa 2014
Access to free medical treatment is a constitutional right in South Africa, but though the government has devoted at least 12% of its budget to health care annually since 2010, the Department of Health (DoH) itself has characterised the system as “inequitable, with the privileged few having disproportionate access to health services”. Total per capita health spending –...
Articles & Analysis | The pharmaceuticals segment is facing a number of challenges from The Report: South Africa 2014
The continent’s largest drugs market, South Africa has a well-established pharmaceuticals manufacturing base that contributes 1.6% to GDP and employs 9600 people directly, and another 11,100 indirectly. Since 2009 pharmaceuticals spending has risen by a compound annual growth rate of 10%, from $3.01bn to a projected $4.9bn in 2014, according to sector information,...
Articles & Analysis | Correcting historical inequalities is proving a hard task from The Report: South Africa 2014
Ample resources are invested in South Africa’s education sector, which ranks among the best on the continent. The state spends approximately one-fifth of its budget annually on education and training – R254bn ($24.1bn) was allocated in 2014 – and it has nearly managed to achieve the goal of universal primary school enrolment that has remained so elusive elsewhere in sub-...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jonathan Jansen, Vice-Chancellor and Rector, University of the Free State from The Report: South Africa 2014
Articles & Analysis | Ensuring long-term food sustainability is a government priority from The Report: South Africa 2014
South Africa is currently one of the most food secure countries in Africa. The nation was ranked second on the continent and 44th in the world in the most recent iteration of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which was published in April 2014 and is based on data collected in the first quarter of 2014.