Poor governance, not bad luck, is behind SA’s jobs catastrophe Ann Bernstein April 12, 2024 To address the crisis, SA needs a national government that works hard and doesn’t steal. SA’s deepest and most fundamental crisis is the abject failu... SA needs real jobs stemming from rising economic growth Ann Bernstein April 8, 2024 The ANC is promising the people a mere 300,000 low-wage jobs over five years, and they deserve so much better than that. South Africa is a c... Focus on these 3 urgent priorities to stop economic decline Ann Bernstein October 31, 2023 There are three core priorities that should define the government’s agenda and the president’s diary for the foreseeable future: addressi... South Africa’s polycrisis – we have to stop the fall before we can begin to rise Ann Bernstein October 30, 2023 A country with as many challenges as we have needs a short list of clear priorities that will drive an acceleration of economic growth since it is t... You can’t rise until you’ve stopped falling Ann Bernstein October 27, 2023 Government must focus on the rule of law, energy and logistics, and stable public finances Economic growth has collapsed in SA because of a combinati... Local is lekker, but government’s overreliance on localisation is a potential disaster waiting to happen Stefan Schirmer and Rehan Visser September 27, 2023 Research by the Reserve Bank shows that government spending on localisation has for some time now contributed nothing to economic growth. Government ...