Industrialisation in remote districts: A pathway to rural jobs?
Creating jobs in rural areas has been central to South Africa’s rural development vision and policy agenda throughout the post-1994 era, with several policies calling for job generation through rural industrial development. Yet patterns of economic activity over 2010–2024 raise questions about how far jobs can be grown this way. Drawing on historical evidence, HSRC… View Article

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South Africa’s fight against food loss and waste: Reflections from a June 2026 national multi-stakeholder dialogue

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Small-scale food actors are key to poverty alleviation and food security: They should be enabled and consulted, not criminalised

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