Accelerating SA’s Infrastructure Programme. What is holding us back? February 7, 2022 “No significant government-led infrastructure project has been initiated since 2018,” said Ann Bernstein, executive director of the Centre for Develo... The Siren Song of Localisation: Why localisation policy will not lead to industrialisation November 16, 2021 "Localisation will raise costs, reduce competitiveness and domestic competition. It is an anti-export strategy and the wrong priority for South Afric... South Africa’s NEETs crisis: Why we are failing to connect young people to work September 28, 2021 Launching a new report today, Ann Bernstein, CDE’s executive director, called for decisive action to tackle South Africa’s NEETs crisis. “There are n... What if South Africa had a special economic zone that was actually special? May 11, 2021 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 Cap... CDE Submission on the Expropriation Bill, 2020 to the Portfolio Committee on public works and infrastructure April 7, 2021 Releasing CDE’s submission on the Expropriation Bill today, CDE executive director Ann Bernstein said, “SA’s land reform challenge is not about exprop... Building better cities: A new approach to housing and urban development November 10, 2020 Drawing on the findings of a new CDE report, executive director Ann Bernstein points out that in many well-located suburbs, “small entrepreneurs are r...
