What if South Africa had a special economic zone that was actually special? May 11, 2021 Special economic zones can play an important role in creating new industries or generating significant new economic activities, but only if they are sufficiently “special”. Martin Wolf in conversation with Ann Bernstein May 4, 2021 Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, spoke to CDE’s executive director Ann Bernstein about democracy, business, markets, and development. Submission on the Expropriation Bill April 7, 2021 All states need the power of expropriation in some instances, but expropriation should be fair, legal and rare. Implemented as it is drafted, the Expropriation Bill will not result in very dramatic changes in SA’s property or expropriation regime, but there is a significant risk that its passage will signal a period of overuse and abuse of powers of expropriation.
Latest News Focus on special economic zones Centre for Development and Enterprise Sharing her views with eNCA’s Devan Murugan, CDE’s Ann Bernstein discussed the potential special economic zones have to create labour intensive employment in South Africa. “South Africa needs economy... Latest News New approach to floundering SEZs is needed to tackle joblessness Ann Bernstein If evaluated in terms of how much additional value they create, many zones worldwide are expensive failures. You would not think it judging by the attention they receive, but special economic zones (... Latest News It is time to do a rethink on special economic zones — the current model isn’t working Ann Bernstein It is time to do a radical rethink of South Africa’s approach towards special economic zones (SEZs). The current approach, which has been tried since the establishment of the industrial development z... Latest News Can special economic zones boost the economy? Centre for Development and Enterprise Speaking to Newzroom Afrika’s Cathy Mohlahlana, Ann Bernstein commented on CDE’s new report titled What if South Africa had a special economic zone that was actually special? In the interview, they d... Latest News The potential of Special Economic Zones in South Africa Centre for Development and Enterprise Speaking with Business Day TV’s Alishia Seckham, Ann Bernstein discussed the potential of Special Economic Zones to stimulate economic growth. She explained, “What we are saying is let’s experiment w... Latest News What if South Africa had a special economic zone that was actually special? Centre for Development and Enterprise A new report by the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has called for the implementation of a special economic zone (SEZ) in the Eastern Cape focused on labour-intensive exports. To attract ... Latest News Unpacking Special Economic Zones Centre for Development and Enterprise CDE’s Ann Bernstein spoke to Metro FM’s Siphesihle ‘Sphectacula’ Ngwenya about how special economic zones can be used to facilitate more labour intensive jobs. “We want to break the log jam in South ... Latest News What if South Africa had a special economic zone that was actually special? Centre for Development and Enterprise Watch here Special economic zones (SEZs) are formally defined geographic areas in which the business environment is different from that of the rest of the economy. They are places where challenges th...
May 14, 2021 Can special economic zones boost the economy? May 14, 2021 Focus on special economic zones May 12, 2021 The huge potential of Special Economic Zones in South Africa May 11, 2021 What if South Africa had a special economic zone that was actually special? May 5, 2021 Sir Paul Collier on Capitalism and the poor: Why Africa needs more firms April 1, 2021 CDE @ 25 Martin Wolf on the crisis of democratic capitalism March 31, 2021 Newzroom Afrika: Economic recovery on the horizon March 16, 2021 Operation Vulindlela March 11, 2021 CDE @ 25 | Francis Fukuyama on Populism after Trump February 18, 2021 Has Cyril Ramaphosa done enough to improve governance? February 15, 2021 Reaction to SONA February 15, 2021 2012 Sir Antony Fisher Award Winner - Ann Bernstein
