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Molefi Selibo, Chairman of the Muldersdrift Home Trust Foundation near site of proposed peri-urban settlement "Ethembalethu"
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Education: On the Fast Track for Progress 

Education: On the Fast Track for Progress

South African President Thabo Mbeki at the opening plenary 

World Economic Forum on Africa Concludes in Cape Town

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A Comprehensive Approach to Malaria Control: Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative

March 20, 2007 – The Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative program supports a combination of rapid treatment, indoor-spraying, and long-lasting bednet distribution through public-private partnerships. More...


Annual Conference - Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB)

March 17, 2007 – The 7th Annual Conference of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank, brought together 200 parliamentarians from around the world with representatives from the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, other multilateral organizations, academia, civil society and the private sector. More...



South Africa is one of the richest and economically most important countries on the African continent. In the past, however, the apartheid system prevented South Africa from achieving its potential. The World Bank's work in South Africa is focused on helping to reduce the apartheid legacy of poverty and inequality. The Bank focuses on its role of "knowledge partner" by providing expertise and knowledge from international experts from the private sector, academia, the public sector, and non-government organizations from all over the world, as well as from within the Bank.

The World Bank currently has only one active loan in South Africa — the Municipal Financial Management Technical Assistance Project (MFMTAP), which was approved in 2002 for an amount of US$15 million. The World Bank is particularly active in economic research and technical assistance in the following areas:

  Agriculture and Land Reform
  Urban Development and Municipal Finance
  Private Sector Development, Industry, and Trade
  Public Administration and Service Delivery
  Environmental Conservation

In addition, the World Bank Group's agencies for private sector development — the International Finance Corporation and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency — work closely with South African companies to promote investment within South Africa and throughout the African continent. For more information, please refer to the links below:

  International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)

For more information on World Bank support in South Africa, please refer to the Country Brief.

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Dec 03, 2007Strategic Choices for Education Reform

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