Development

Efforts to develop Africa received a boost on Tuesday when the United Nations Development Programme injected more than R29-million into the coffers of Africa’s recovery plan, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad).

Housing is at the forefront of the national agenda for delivery and the government is taking overall responsibility for providing houses to all.

The Big Issue has always aimed tall - creating jobs and tackling some of the obstacles that keep poor people from participating in society. Now the magazine, sold by homeless people in Cape Town and Johannesburg, is gearing up to go nationwide.

With 70-75% of South Africans expected to be living in urban areas by 2030, the economic sustainability of the country's cities will be crucial to its overall economic growth. A new initiative responds to the challenges.

UCT's Graduate School of Business is establishing network of South African professionals working abroad that will pave the way for SA businesses to take advantage of global opportunities.