The composition of our ethnic population and also the difficulties presented by our geographical terrain make communication and development difficult.

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These indicators, although not perfect, are adjusted for population composition, and can only be changed by changes in actual behavior.

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Many of the people that will contribute to it have already been born, so short of some catastrophe that kills off large numbers of people, or some Viagra-fuelled leap in birth rates, population numbers and age composition can be predicted with fair accuracy for decades ahead.

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Before long, the Employment Equity Bill, passed in August but not yet implemented, will force all but the smallest firms to submit annual reports to show that they are trying to make the racial and sexual composition of their workforce match that of the local population.

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