South Africa's Risks & Opportunities
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English - May 26, 2022 08:48 - 1 hour - 59 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Education economics politics southafrica news philosophy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
TK Pooe & Bheki Mahlobo | The TK Show
In this episode of The TK Show, TK speaks to Senior Analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA), Bheki Mahlobo. They talk about how ANC policies have contributed to South Africa’s high unemployment rate, what could be done to remedy the situation, and how other emerging countries have managed to avoid this problem. They discuss the possibility of relaxing labour regulations, improving the education system through a voucher system, and how more secure property rights can boost our agricultural sector. It is a wide-ranging conversation that also looks ahead to the 2024 elections, growing political instability in the SADC region, the economic prospects of Europe and the United States, and how China’s zero-Covid policy has impacted global economic growth.
TK Pooe (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Witwatersrand School of Governance; his main fields of research are Public Policy themes such as Local Economic Development, Law and Development, Scenario Planning and Thinking, and Failure Analysis. Over the last ten years, he has lectured and consulted for various institutions like the North-West University’s Government Studies Programme, the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Gordon Institute of Business Science (University of Pretoria) and the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute. Before joining academia, he worked in various government institutions as a Public Policy research consultant.
Bheki Mahlobo is a Senior Analyst at the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA). Bheki is a regular speaker and media commentator, providing analysis of the political and economic trends in South Africa and global markets. Bheki is the co-author of the CRA’s client Risk Alert (together with Dr John Endres), a weekly bulletin that identifies the key risks in South Africa and the world. He also contributes research to the Socio-Economic Survey of South Africa, the CRA’s flagship reference guide.
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