Renewable Energy Market Transformation
The project has an overall cost of US$17.3 million, and is being funded by a US$6 million grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), US$2.3 million contribution from the South African government and US$9 million leveraged from the private sector. Its objective, over a four-year period, is to remove the barriers and reduce implementation costs of renewable energy technologies to help mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...More »

The objective of this project is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions thourhg the use of landfill gas to generate electricity from the the La Mercy and Mariannhill landfill sites located within the boundaries of the eThekwini Municipality (South Africa).

The project will support South Africa’s efforts to conserve the Cape Floristic Region, the smallest and most threatened floral regions of the world. It will build on the very successful Cape Strategy and Action Plan (C.A.P.E.) which was developed with GEF resources through the World Bank in 2000...More »

South Africa: An Assessment of the Investment Climate

The objective of the South Africa Investment Climate Assessment (ICA) is to evaluate the investment climate in South Africa in all its operational dimensions and promote policies to strengthen the private sector. The investment climate is made up of the many location-specific factors that shape the opportunities and incentives for firms to invest productively, create jobs, and expand. These factors include macroeconomic and regulatory policies; the security of property rights and the rule of law; and the quality of supporting institutions such as physical and financial infrastructure.

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Listed below are links, sorted by topic, to listings of publications and reports on South Africa: More...

The World Bank gathers and shares development data to improve understanding of the challenges facing each country. The following resources cover a range of social and economic measures of poverty and development.

South Africa: Quick Facts

For a complete list of indicators, refer to the South Africa Country Data Profile. Refer to the Africa Quick Query to customize and manage timeseries data on a wide range of topics. More...