The MTBPS outlook is alarming: Prepare for a miserable decade ahead Ann Bernstein November 16, 2020 We are in such a deep hole that no one can confidently assert that their strategy will generate growth in the short term. What we do know is that SA n... Q&A: Lower income zones in cities would benefit the poor Centre for Development and Enterprise November 12, 2020 After the dawn of democracy in SA, state departments rolled out the ambitious RDP housing programme which gave houses to millions of less affluent Sou... A plan to keep the state broken and reforms stillborn Ann Bernstein November 11, 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recovery plan had to respond to a very difficult situation. The country was in trouble before Covid-19 — an economy that h... We need a radical rethink on housing and urban development Ann Bernstein and Matthew Nell November 10, 2020 For many poorer South Africans, location trumps ownership. It is usually far better to rent accommodation in Orange Grove than to own a house in Orang... Economic recovery plan is a vague mishmash of nice-to-haves Ann Bernstein November 8, 2020 One gets the impression that when they were writing their exams, the drafters of the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan presented to Parliament... Government’s good intentions for informal sector have fallen by the wayside Ann Bernstein September 28, 2020 High-level official rhetoric has not matched reality and little has been done to support small firms through the crisis. As the latest devastating GDP...
