Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘new dawn’ needs vision and smart programmes for reindustrialisation
CCRED Senior Researcher Sumayya Goga arguing that President Ramaphosa's 'new deal' requires vision and smart programmes to make re-industrialisation work.
Read the full op-ed in the Business Day here.
Competition Commission: Black entrepreneur dared to challenge Airlink’s monopoly to Mthatha – then she was booted out
Eliot Mokoena wanted to fly to the Eastern Cape this week for his brother in-law's funeral. Instead, he has to drive. He checked flight prices to East London, Port Elizabeth and Mthatha, which would cost him at least R8,000 for him and his wife, he said. Driving might be “gruelling” but it will only cost a full tank of petrol to get to his destination.
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Thando Vilakazi discusses barriers to entry in the SA Economy on SABC
Regional integration and mining value chains
Judith Fessehaie, a senior associate at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) in this interview hosted at the Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies and UNU - Wider annual conference, outlines her research on regional mining value chains in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.