AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHealth Workforce & Migration: A new RCP/Clinical Medicine reflection argues medicine’s future workforce planning can’t ignore global doctor movement and international recruitment. Media & Sports Business: Analysis flags DStv subscriber-number opacity and Showmax profit questions, while exposing how sports rights are being under-sold. Public Health & Food Policy: South Africa’s dietary guidelines from 2012 are under fire as outdated amid rising lifestyle diseases and climate-linked food system impacts. Social Protection: South Africa’s R370 Social Relief of Distress grant is back in the spotlight as calls grow to raise it amid rising living costs. Jobs & Industry: A South African economist links manufacturing job losses to weak demand, high input costs, and poor competitiveness, with electricity prices a key drag. Energy & Trade: Nigeria’s regulator pushes West Africa toward a regional refined-fuel price benchmark and trading hub, betting on Dangote-led supply shifts. Elections & Governance: Zambia’s election tests Hichilema’s economic record as voters weigh reforms against cost-of-living pressure. Water Delivery: A study on South Africa’s Mncwasa scheme finds coproduction barriers—capacity, finance, unclear rules, and weak community power balances—blocking sustainable potable water.
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