Econ dialogue 2025

Tag: National Dialogue

  • Is inclusive growth the middle way?

    From my The Economics Minute podcast today: Johan Fourie wrote an interesting blog post yesterday, in which he outlined the opposing ideas about the economy and the role of government.… more ›

  • About those wage increases

    A recent spat between Business Leadership SA and labour unions over the 6% wage increase that Transnet workers are getting is a nice case study of how far apart we… more ›

  • Initial results from our survey

    Part of this blog initiative is a short survey. We ask what people think are the top-5 challenges facing South Africa and what they believe the National dialogue will achieve.… more ›

  • R700m could buy a lot of dialogue

    Since the President’s recent announcement of the National Dialogue and group of eminent persons to lead it there has been a lot of media coverage. The R700 million rand price… more ›

  • News about the National Dialogue

    Over the weekend President Ramaphosa shared some news about the upcoming National Dialogue. It will kick off with a National Convention on 15 August. Everyone is invited. Not literally, but… more ›

  • How do we choose between jobs and consumers?

    The goodyear factory in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay has announced that it will close. The Daily Maverick reports: The factory, in Kariega (formerly Uitenhage), was opened in 1947. About 900… more ›

  • Dawie Roodt is a leftist liberal

    Or at least that is what one guy recently called him in a YouTube comment! When people debate economic policy—whether in Parliament, on social media, or around the braai—we often… more ›

  • What should we give up?

    Recently Business Day reported on ANC Communications chief, Nkenke Kekana’s views on the policy for satellite broadband. It is a story of procedures and channels followed (or not), but also… more ›

  • Take part in the survey

    As part of this initiative Proff Waldo Krugell and Raymond Parsons are running a survey. We want to gather people’s views on the upcoming National Dialogue 2025. Who should present… more ›

  • Can equity deliver prosperity?

    In a recent Business Day opinion piece Peter Bruce writes that ‘inclusive growth” are nice words, but where’s the growth? He argues that … it is important to understand what… more ›