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 fact, this consensus makes the ‘proliferation of small business’ –…
Al Jazeera English produced an excellent case study on xenophobia in South Africa I would highly recommend reading the entire case study. I contributed a small part to the case study. I was asked for a comment on the ease…
South Africans of all stripes often lament the general lack of entrepreneurial success and limited support for its development in the country. So when President Jacob Zuma created a new small business ministry, the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD),…
A curious debate between agency and structure has unfolded in South Africa in relation to “small business” over the last two decades. On the one hand, the celebration of successful entrepreneurs as exceptional individuals has led to an explosion of…
How do we tell the story of economic policy in South Africa? As an analyst my tools are statistics and substantiation, and even sometimes a case study. Steve Mandy, a fashion artist, tells the story through art. His exhibition, which…
The 1980’s saw the mushrooming of the taxi industry. Informally it provided a better alternative to riding the train or using largely unreliable bus operators. Commuters voted with their feet, providing our burgeoning taxi industry with a solid customer base,…