Most places went off grid because of how unreliable the national grid is. The cost of that electricity is also significantly higher than it would have been with well run central grid using fossil fuel.
The lloyds numbers you shared show a steep decline in investment over the past three years.
The IDC is an arm of the South African government, so having it call itself a top investment destination is like having a marketer trying to sell you on their own product.
The UN report only shows the inflow by region, not country.
The PWC report shows everything being down with the exception of net operating cash flow which does not tell you a lot about the sector as a whole. Their predictions do not point to anything to substantiate their prediction of 5.7% per annum manufacturing GDP growth. Of course then again, if these numbers are not inflation adjusted and inflation is at or above 5.7% then that may be where that is coming from.
Given that the average GDP per person is 8k US a year, without a significant increase of the GDP it's not possible to increase the standard of living for the population has a whole. You can't get blood from a stone.
The lloyds numbers you shared show a steep decline in investment over the past three years.
The IDC is an arm of the South African government, so having it call itself a top investment destination is like having a marketer trying to sell you on their own product.
The UN report only shows the inflow by region, not country.
The PWC report shows everything being down with the exception of net operating cash flow which does not tell you a lot about the sector as a whole. Their predictions do not point to anything to substantiate their prediction of 5.7% per annum manufacturing GDP growth. Of course then again, if these numbers are not inflation adjusted and inflation is at or above 5.7% then that may be where that is coming from.
Given that the average GDP per person is 8k US a year, without a significant increase of the GDP it's not possible to increase the standard of living for the population has a whole. You can't get blood from a stone.