World population exceeds billion World population exceeds billion

World population exceeds 7.6 billion

• World population exceeds 7.6 billion

• Increased urbanisation, ageing rises

• Life expectancy increases to 71 years

• Further spread of democracy

• Rising per capita incomes

• New applications for nano-technology

• Further progress with bio-technology

• Computers will be 200 times faster

• Increased focus on renewable energy

• Emergence of multiple superpowers

Social: Your phone will tell you when you are in love

• Social: Your phone will tell you when you are in love

• Social: Complete surveillance through nano-devices

• Demographics: World population to reach 9.2 billion by 2050

• Demographics: Africa’s population to outstrip China’s in 2030

• Business: Development of a digital, virtual, universal currency

• Business: Thought recognition as everyday input means

• Science: A robot in every home in Japan by 2015

• Technology: Tomorrow's televisions will not need screens

• Environment: Acute water shortages affects 65% of world

• Science: Space solar power stations

65% of SA’s 256 state entities fail audit procedure

• 65% of SA’s 256 state entities fail audit procedure

• Country-wide escalation of social unrest since 2008

• Several local authorities have become semi-dysfunctional

• Lack of road maintenance causes 1,700 deaths in 4 years

• 10,000 officials involved with wasteful expenditure of R20 billion

• Cost of rehabilitating public health estimated at R57 billion

• Cost of corruption to the economy estimated at R40 billion

• Electricity supply remains precarious

• Rigid labour legislation deters foreign direct investment

11th largest emerging market in the world

• 11th largest emerging market in the world

• World’s largest paper manufacturer (Sappi)

• World’s 2nd largest beer brewer (SAB)

• Sole producer of MB Class C RHD vehicles

• First-ranked world floral kingdom

• Top global ranking for a secondary capital market (JSE)

• No 2 global competitiveness ranking for soundness of banks

• First heart transplant in the world

• World leader in liquid fuel technology

• World’s most progressive democratic constitution

Introduction of a basic income grant (BIG)

• Introduction of a basic income grant (BIG)

• Combating of corruption & vigilance with tender procedures

• Management training for public service

• Incentives for entrepreneurship & SMMEs

• Task teams to restore functionality of Municipalities

• Implementation of youth wage subsidy

• Restructuring of SETAs

• Multi-tiered system of labour regulations

• Fast-tracking of infrastructure spending

• Public/private partnerships (govt/business/labour “Codesa”)