South Africa’s state-owned entities are flagging: how innovation, research and development could revive them

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dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-18T16:01:26Z
dc.date.available	2025-03-18T16:01:26Z
dc.date.issued	2025-03-18	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/24073
dc.description.abstract	South Africa has about 700 state-owned enterprises. They operate across sectors like transport, energy and public utilities, and some are among the largest employers in those sectors. Entities like these are created and controlled by a country’s government to provide essential services and drive economic development. In South Africa, they were formed in the 20th century, when the government recognised the need to support local industries by providing services such as rail transport, financing and electricity.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.subject	ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT	en
dc.subject	STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES (SOES)	en
dc.title	South Africa’s state-owned entities are flagging: how innovation, research and development could revive them	en
dc.type	Newspaper article	en
dc.description.version	N/A	en
dc.ProjectNumber	N/A	en
dc.BudgetYear	2024/25	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators	en
dc.SourceTitle	The Conversation Africa	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	9814832	en
dc.URL	https://datafiles.hsrc.ac.za/eRKC%20-%20Electronic%20%20Copies%20of%20Research%20Outputs/Newspaper%20Articles/9814832/9814832.pdf?ga=1	en
dc.outputnumber	15490	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Borel-Saladin, J., Mustapha, N. & Mathekga, J. South Africa’s state-owned entities are flagging: how innovation, research and development could revive them. The Conversation Africa. (13 March 2025).	en
dc.publicationyear	2025	en
dc.contributor.author1	Borel-Saladin, J.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Mustapha, N.	en
dc.contributor.author3	Mathekga, J.	en