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Employment and, consequently, unemployment is a focus point in the development of South Africa. Although South Africa has an average employment growth rate of 2.1% per annum between 1993 and 2020, the regional differences are evident. The map below shows the region focus of growth and the vast parts of the country with no employment […]

South Africa’s well-being cannot be separated from rainfall. Good rainfall gives good agricultural years which is good for our economy, and may we say our county’s mood. Today’s map shows two significant aspects of rainfall. Firstly, by all definitions, South Africa is an arid country with the more substantial portion getting less than 400mm per

It is often challenging to show all the required detail on maps in the report. To overcome this challenge, MapAble® (https://sdsafrica.net/mapable/) allows one to embed a URL in a document. The URL links the map, which will open the map in a browser. Then, one needs to click on the map or link (Ctrl +

Today’s first map shows the vacancies in finance and administration departments in local municipalities in FY1920 as reported by StatsSA in the Non-Financial Census for Municipalities. The financial well being of our municipalities is a concern. The lack of people or skills is often blamed. However, by comparing the first map with the second map

The extent to which urban planning has degenerated into a more or less meaningless self-centred humdrum with little or no impact on the future of our cities stands out like a sore thumb to all experienced and capable town and regional planners in South Africa. Any perceived impact could be considered negative and constraining development