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The Impumelelo Economic Growth Lab is a unit at the BER that focuses on generating policy-relevant work and building capacity to achieve economic success in South Africa. Impumelelo means success.
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Joburg on the Brink is our first interactive data story. Through data visualisation and analysis, this non-partisan explainer examines how political instability, corruption and financial mismanagement have shaped Johannesburg's decline. It can be viewed here: https://dashboard.ber.ac.za/datastories/joburg-crossroads