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Hyper-Local: Reappraising Growth Within South Africa’s Local Municipalities

South Africa has an economic growth problem. And while there has been no shortage of strategic and policy interventions from the national government aimed at remedying this issue, there has been little to show for it. Addressing the country’s economic growth challenge requires greater focus on the local municipal level given that this is the coalface of South Africa’s economy: local municipalities are home to 67% of the country’s population; roughly half of its labour force; and contribute towards a quarter of the nation’s GDP. While businesses within each local municipality are responsible for driving economic growth, it is the local municipality that is responsible for enabling them.

2 May 2025 · Richard Morrow

Hyper-Local: Reappraising Growth Within South Africa’s Local Municipalities

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