South Africa’s 14 point plan to achieve economic recovery lacks detail and vision of how the country is going to get itself out the prevailing economic crisis.
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The International Monetary Fund’s view of how to fix South Africa’s economy deserves to be seriously considered.
A seed contains nearly everything a tree needs to get growing. Just add a dash of water, a bit of warmth and the right location, and you’ll be seeing green in no time.
Rethinking work is crucial for industrialised and emerging economies, where job losses are being felt even in the presence of substantial, although diminishing, economic growth.
We shouldn’t be in the business of awarding ourselves prizes to which we’re not entitled.
The climate crisis demands not only green technologies, but a completely different approach to economic development.
Our approach to economic growth has done more harm than good and must be be replaced with more appropriate goals.
The South African Reserve Bank has come under spotlight due to the critical role it must play in enabling the country to navigate rough waters. Governor Lesetja Kganyago shares his views.
The need to connect African markets to aid development will once again be discussed at the World Economic Forum. The debate needs to move beyond the usual rhetoric.
As South Africa prepares to introduce a national minimum wage, a new study shows that it will have a varied impact. Some parts of the economy are likely to be negatively affected.
Over 70% of Ethiopia’s population is under 30 years of age. This can be converted to economic muscle if policies are introduced to tackle the high unemployment levels in the country.
The rising talk about ‘white monopoly capital’ as an obstacle to economic inclusion in South Africa is a red herring.
Even supposedly “green” technologies such as renewable energy require materials, land and solar exposure and cannot grow indefinitely on this planet.
South African President, Jacob Zuma, wasted lots of time and space in cheap politicking instead of galvanising South Africans to work together for a better future.
The world needs an alternative system, measuring economic value in face of the dissatisfaction that brought Donald Trump to the White House.
While South Africa’s youth unemployment is a structural matter, the country must find ways to alleviate the challenges in the short-term.
The federal government is still trying to convince senate crossbenchers to pass a company tax cut but tax experts and economists dispute all of its supposed benefits.
Africa needs to learn from the experiences of others who have negotiated free trade pacts. In particular it needs to ensure its process is inclusive and does not pander to a few special interests.
South Africa needs take a radically different path if it is going to make its economy more inclusive. It must start from the premise that markets are intrinsically skewed to historic privilege.
We have got stuck in a rut. Every month we explain away changes in retail spending with a lazy look to the skies.
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Founding Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor and Director of Rhodes Business School, Rhodes University
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Associate Professor in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Senior Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Economics, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor for Public Economics, University of St.Gallen
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Research Fellow in Real Estate, Centre for Applied Economic Research, UNSW
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Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Business History, University of Glasgow
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Senior Researcher in Development Economics, Chr. Michelsen Institute
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Emeritus Professor of Accounting, University of Essex, University of Essex