Fast Facts no 05 - May 2012

Contents:

• Employment
  Jobs are generated as by-products of other objectives. We should all stop deceiving the unemployed by pretending otherwise.
• The economy
  On 28 March the Institute hosted a presentation by three of South Africa’s best-known economists on South Africa’s economy in 2012 and beyond. Azar Jammine, Chris Hart, and Dawie Roodt all predicted 3%–3.5% growth for 2012.
• Key forecasts
  By 2015, it is projected, there will be 52.6 million people living in South Africa. The HIV/AIDS pandemic has affected, and will continue to affect the size of our population.
• Politics
  The ANC’s roadmap for South Africa.
• Fast Stats