Johannesburg, 2 December 2020, Online

15:00 – 16:00 (SAST)

CCRED invites you to a launch event on 2 December 2020 to

Celebrate the appointment of Acting Judge and former Competition Tribunal Chair Norman Manoim as Professor of Practice at the University of Johannesburg, and
Launch the book Opening the South African Economy: Barriers to Entry & Competition edited by Thando Vilakazi, Sumayya Goga & Simon Roberts

The book assesses the challenges facing entrepreneurs and how they can be overcome through in-depth case studies focused on selected markets and firms. From these studies an agenda is proposed for more effective regulation and competition enforcement; development finance and patient capital for challenger firms; opening-up routes to markets across sectors; and, reorienting government support to work for smaller businesses.

Welcoming remarks will be delivered by Prof Daneel Van Lill (Dean, College of Business and Economics, UJ) and Dr Thando Vilakazi (Director, CCRED). A panel of expert discussants will also reflect on how insights from the book can be carried forwards:

Prof Norman Manoim, Acting Judge in the South Gauteng High Court
Mr Hardin Ratshisusu, Deputy Commissioner of the Competition Commission
Ms Korkor Cudjoe, Women’s Economic and Social Advancement Programme Technical Advisor - Graca Machel Trust