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South Africa needs major economic policy changes to overcome entrenched inequality and persistent poverty, according to its new National Human Development Report launched in Johannesburg, as the country celebrates a decade of democratic freedom following the end of apartheid rule. The report - The Challenge of Sustainable Development in South Africa: Unlocking People's Creativity - is the most comprehensive assessment of the country's sustainable development challenges. The task of changing South African society does not rest with the Government alone, says the report; the private sector and civil society have key roles to play. The country has the resources to reverse inequalities but needs leadership to adopt new polices to do so, it adds.