17th October 2016 President Zuma is the most powerful person in the country not because he is a visionary or a policy wonk. The pursuit of self interests through coalitions is integral to democracy and capitalism. Thus many people achieve much power in business and politics through managing factions. Jacob Zuma focuses on behind-the-scenes machinations…Continue reading Time is now. Zuma must reshuffle towards pro-growth, pro-business.
Time is running out for S.A’s economy – Expert
By CNBC Africa -October 14, 2016 (video is missing) Independent Strategy Adviser, Shawn Hagedorn says time is running out for South Africa to develop an economic model which meets the country’s broad development needs. He also notes that the National Development Path and the new growth plan look less capable than ever. CNBC Africa’s Onyi Sunday spoke…Continue reading Time is running out for S.A’s economy – Expert
ANC’s playbook blocking policy reform. 11th October 2016
11th October 2016 Zuma’s being replaced ensures nothing and if he remains in office until 2019, then having focused on removing him will have been a waste. A status quo political outcome through 2019 and beyond, alongside a dismal economy, is likely. ANC elites will determine whether, when, and by whom Zuma will be prematurely replaced.…Continue reading ANC’s playbook blocking policy reform. 11th October 2016
SA in perilous stalemate period and cannot afford the patronage machine
25 AUGUST 2016 – 07:52 THE results of the local government elections have spotlighted and exacerbated the growing clash between patronage and middle-class interests. “Tenderpreneurialism” will attract intensified scrutiny. Incentives to transfer wealth to the poor and the connected will compound. Corruption and patronage are not synonymous, as some forms of patronage, such as income…Continue reading SA in perilous stalemate period and cannot afford the patronage machine
Realignment of SA’s political economy
By CNBC Africa -August 22, 2016 Independent Strategy adviser Shawn Hagedorn says the core problem with South Africa’s economy is that it lacks a workable growth model. He says the country’s public policies are routinely anti-business and growth prospects hinge on out-competing the likes of India and the Emirates. CNBC Africa spoke to him to explore ways…Continue reading Realignment of SA’s political economy
SA needs fundamental shift, current solutions “worse than useless”
30th April 2016 SA desperately needs an epiphany. Similarly patronage-captured, resource-endowed, BRICS partner, Brazil, is also haemorrhaging politically and economically. Brazilian voters and leaders accept the need for bold shifts. Even the Saudi royal family has seen the light. Extraction focused economies have no choice but to fundamentally re-envisage their prospects and policies. Yet SA’s policy…Continue reading SA needs fundamental shift, current solutions “worse than useless”
Outdated redress policies are failing SA
29 MARCH 2016 – 07:39 The global economy has shown that pouring energy and resources into assets such as mines is no longer beneficial. Instead, policy shifts that allow SA to participate in the global economy by providing value-added goods and services would boost long-term prospects. Plugging into the global economy is a better option…Continue reading Outdated redress policies are failing SA
SA s economy and political reform becoming increasingly challenging
Business Day TVPublished on Mar 28, 2016
LETTER: Dithering abounds
25 FEBRUARY 2016 – 07:00 SHAWN Hagedorn managed to distil, most brilliantly, in not much more than 1,000 words, the conundrum that faces us in SA 22 years after the birth of our democracy (Malaise extends far beyond Zuma, February 17). My coffee went cold as I had to reread the piece just to immerse…Continue reading LETTER: Dithering abounds
Malaise extends far beyond Zuma Malaise extends far beyond Zuma
17 FEBRUARY 2016 – 07:49 SA’s interlaced political and economic difficulties are multiplied by profound shifts in the global economy. That SA’s elites are not articulating comprehensive solutions reflects decades of its universities producing specialists, while the nation’s challenges have become extraordinarily diverse. Leaders of top global universities have long maintained that business people well-educated…Continue reading Malaise extends far beyond Zuma Malaise extends far beyond Zuma