Green Economy for Sustainable Development

This article focuses on efforts that are being made by the South African government in ensuring the country’s readiness for sustainable development through green economy. In this paper, we examine various legislative frameworks, policies and programmes directed at making the country green economy-oriented. Although the country has established and executed many programmes in this direction, we conclude that more actions, including enlightenment campaigns by the provincial and municipal governments, are still needed to provide a better understanding of the significance of the green economy to the entire citizenry. Higher education institutions also have critical roles to play in ensuring a greater understanding of the impact of the green economy. The greater commitment of resources by the national, provincial and municipal governments is also necessary for achieving the goal of a green economy for sustainable development in South Africa.