Dr Miriam Altman, executive director of the HSRC's Centre for Poverty, Employment and Growth, has been appointed as a commissioner to the National Planning Commission (NPC).
Nersa's final determination was announced on 18 June 2008 and entails a 13.3% price increase from 1 July 2008, in addition to the 14.2% increase granted from 1 April 2008. This amounts to an overall average tariff increase of 27.5% in 2008/09.
University graduates have a distinct advantage in South Africa’s competitive labour market, however Africans, women and those who studied at historically black universities still have the greatest difficulty finding employment.
