JANUARY 2016 – 08:02 The writer argues that racism risks undermining the empathy South Africans need to negotiate workable responses to a global economy that demands policies focused on competitiveness. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES Competition and integration must defeat patronage and the scourge of poverty, writes Shawn Hagedorn BIOLOGISTS and political theorists concur: altruism is proportionate…Continue reading How to undo race-resource curse
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South Africa: Cursed with abundant resources
21 JANUARY 2016 – 14:38 Much of the white vitriol critical of SA’s government is inspired by fat cats supping as the nation wobbles Biologists and political theorists concur: altruism is proportionate to shared genes. Brothers and sisters favour each other ahead of cousins. Racial biases are as natural, and as limiting, as stone tools.…Continue reading South Africa: Cursed with abundant resources
Prescribed assets: Is S.Africa ready?
By CNBC Africa -August 24, 2015 Prescribed assets, a situation where investors are forced to assign a portion of savings to asset classes such as government bonds and state-run entities, a policy some say echoes the apartheid era. Is South Africa ready for this policy? Shawn Hagedorn, an independent strategy adviser and Francois Conradie, a political analyst…Continue reading Prescribed assets: Is S.Africa ready?
Is S.Africa’s economy in jeopardy?
By CNBC Africa -August 18, 2014 “Some of the first points to make are that South Africa’s economy is very unusual: transformation and growth model strategies are severe, the challenges are really immense, and they need to be balanced,” Hagedorn, an independent strategy advisor, told CNBC Africa. “If they’re not balanced, what would happen in a lot…Continue reading Is S.Africa’s economy in jeopardy?
Is Russia a good strategic trading partner for SA?
By CNBC Africa -May 9, 2017 Can Russia be a good fit as a strategic economic partner for South Africa? To answer that question, CNBC Africa spoke to Independent Strategy Adviser, Shawn Hagedorn and discussed the potentials in this partnership.