Human Development Index
Big costs of gender gap in sub-Saharan Africa
African girls are better educated than a generation ago. Women are taking more leadership roles and building successful business careers. However, a new United...
Infographic: South Africa’s human development by numbers
Human development in South Africa is steadily rising, according to the United Nations Development Programme. In its 2015 Human Development Index (HDI), which ranks 188 countries, South Africa is improving in life expectancy at birth, average years of schooling and annual income per person. Presented here are some of the facts and figures from the index.
Analysis: South Africa’s Performance in UNDP Human Development Report 2015
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2015 Human Development Index
Presents the 2014 Human Development Index (HDI - values and ranks) for 188 countries...
5 reasons to be optimistic about Africa
It is impossible not to have strong views when it comes to the debate on Africa's rise:
despite solid economic growth and progress in poverty alleviation, people's views on
the region's outlook remain stubbornly polarised. Elsie Kanza, head of Africa at
the World Economic Forum, shares why she remains optimistic.
SA’s human development index rising
South Africa's Human Development Index - a standard measure of determining whether a country is developed, developing or underdeveloped - is continuing on an upward trend that started in 2007 following a decade-long decline, according to the SA Institute of Race Relations.
