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Thoughts on predistribution and B-BBEE: lessons from trade union investment companies and ESOPs in South Africa

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021
south centre predistribution presentation

A bit of nervous in introducing the concept of predistribution at a webinar hosted by the South Centre for Inequality Studies. Below are the slides from the presentation which is …

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Categories Inequality in South Africa

Talking MTBPS 2020

January 28, 2021November 5, 2020
fiscal policy south africa

I enjoyed chatting about the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 2020 with Nwabisa Nontenja from YFM. I gave my insights on the history of the South African budget process and proposes …

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Categories South African Fiscal Policy

Can you hear the pandemic in MTBPS 2020?

January 28, 2021November 2, 2020
fiscal policy south africa

‘We listen to everyone; only hear a few’  Minister Mboweni deviated from his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS 2020) speech to voice these words.  Andile and Tumi wondered if …

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Categories South African Fiscal Policy

Using open contracting to connect the dots

January 28, 2021July 7, 2020
public services south africa

We are a nation of dot connectors, yet some dot connections are more equal than others. The Public Procurement Bill (PDF) released by the National Treasury should connect the dots from the …

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Categories Public sector reform in South Africa, South African Fiscal Policy

Elections 2019- Why small business policies should be less certain

January 28, 2021May 6, 2019
Small Business

The 2019 election manifestos reveal ‘what is possible’ for small business and entrepreneurship policy in South Africa. The proposals are however inadequate to create a successful small business sector. In …

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Categories Small Business Development in South Africa

Counting structural unemployment.

February 5, 2021April 1, 2019
Inequality in South Africa

Unemployment is either “frictional” or “structural”. In textbooks the definitions are precise, but for this article: Frictional means one is likely to get a job  fairly quickly through job searching  Structural means …

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Categories Inequality in South Africa

A Budget Imaginary to tackle Very Real Inequality

February 6, 2021February 22, 2019
fiscal policy south africa

Can public expenditure be egalitarian? This question is all but absent in discussions on Budget 2019 . It is the so-called efficiency question that dominates. The efficiency question seeks legitimate …

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Categories South African Fiscal Policy

Open to talents not capture

January 28, 2021February 15, 2019
public services south africa

Are the talented ones  appointed?  An important question, because corruption  thrives on rigging selection and appointment processes. In keeping with the French saying, carrière est ouverte aux talents (positions are open to …

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Categories Public sector reform in South Africa

Using WordPress to test and validate ideas

January 28, 2021October 26, 2018
WordCamp Johannesburg 2018

This talk was a little different for me. I have used WordPress for years and have started to learn about building membership sites and applications. I enjoyed presenting at WordCamp …

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