Welcome to ‘CDE in the News,’ where we highlight news articles featuring CDE’s work. This is not an exhaustive list of our coverage, but the page is regularly updated to reflect the latest news.
December 2025
Eyewitness News (EWN) (12/12/2025) – MANDY WIENER: Searching for a superhero with a spine of steel. Why the position of NDPP matters so much
Eyewitness News (EWN) (10/12/2025) – CDE warns against rushed NDPP appointment as NPA crisis deepens
Moneyweb (01/12/2025) – Regulation overload: Government choking SA’s small businesses
November 2025
Joburg Etc (27/11/2025) – South Africa’s Business Licensing Bill Sparks Nationwide Alarm
Business Live (26/11/2025) – CDE slams licensing bill as most ‘anti-business’ since apartheid ended
Business Live (10/11/2025) – KATE PHILIP: Growth alone is not enough to address the impacts of unemployment
Daily Friend (7/11/2025) – The astronomical potential of Nelson Mandela Bay
October 2025
News24 (07/10/2025) – 17 years, 1 000 daily job losses: Govt urged to scrap ‘dysfunctional’ SETAs
The Mercury (07/10/2025) – Calls for urgent reforms to unlock jobs as South Africa’s unemployment crisis deepens
September 2025
BizCommunity (30/09/2025) – The architect and the scaffold: A collaborative pathway to SA’s National Entrepreneurship Strategy
State of the Nation (10/09/2025) – WATCH | How to Fix South Africa’s Economy, Ann Bernstein on Jobs, Growth & Real Reform.
August 2025
News24 (18/08/2025) – WATCH | Tsakani Maluleke: Strong laws mean nothing without political will to act
Business Day (14/08/2025) – Auditor-general slams perpetual breakdown of municipal governance
July 2025
Citizen/Moneyweb (24/07/2025) – Auditor-General’s war on waste and corruption yields R4.5bn
Business Report (22/07/2025) – Auditor-General highlights rampant R1bn irregular expenditure in Johannesburg
Business Live (08/07/2025) – MICHAEL AVERY: Growth in the kingdom of Basel and other fantasies
News24 (07/07/2025) – How do we regain what was lost? SA’s growth prospects vs potential
June 2025
News24 (10/06/2025) – ‘No state capture at NPA,’ says Ramaphosa, will meet Batohi to discuss challenges
Central News (10/06/2025) – Shamila Batohi Under Fire: Ramaphosa CAlls Urgent Meeting to Address NPA Sabotage Allegations
News24 (10/06/2025) – SARS inquiry’s Judge Nugent urges Ramaphosa to order NPA probe, reform appointment
Business Day (10/06/2025) – Panel should advise Ramaphosa on Batohi’s successor, think-tank says
DA (06/06/2025) – Think Tanks and business leaders join the choir against R100nm ‘Transformation Fund’
Engineering News (03/06/2025) – Godlimpi defends Transformation Fund while admintting it’s no empowerment ‘silver bullet’
May 2025
Business Live (28/05/2025) – Transformation Fund could undermine broad-based BEE, says think-tank
Engineeering News (28/05/2025) – CDE warns Transformation Fund is flawed, calls for its scrapping
Business Live (22/05/2025) – TK POOE: How to fix South Africa’s broken SOEs
News24 (17/05/2025) – National interests over party interests is how GNU will work, says literary festival panel
April 2025
News24 (30/04/2025) – Tony Leon | Our labour minister missed the memo that SA is open for business
African Insider (22/04/2025) – Ramaphosa digs in: No trim for bloated Cabinet
Business Live (02/04/2025) – Private sector can turbocharge special economic zones, think-tank says
March 2025
Politics Web (20/03/2025) – Shrinking the State: The GNU’s biggest favour
South African Jewish Review (20/03/2025) – Critics lambast ‘reckless, baseless’ further funding for ICJ
Eye Witness News (12/03/2025) – National Treasury warned VAT hike won’t solve budget crisis
February 2025
Business Live (17/02/2025) – Let private sector drive small business growth, says think-tank
Daily Maverick (11/02/2025) – Sona yet sofa — the urgent need for visionary leadership post Ramaphosa
Engineering News (04/02/2025) – CDE calls on Ramaphosa to show how GNU is enacting much-needed reforms
January 2025
Times Live (19/01/2025) – Eskom bonuses keep the lights on
Business Live (14/01/2025) – TOBY CHANCE: Signs of progress at trade department, but trouble below the surface
Business Live (09/01/2025) – Localisation policy could hurt Eskom, says Mteto Nyati
The Citizen (03/01/2025) – The deindustrialisation of SA
December 2024
News24 (31/12/2024) – OPINION | Zwelinzima Ndevu: GNU needs political ambidexterity…and leaders to boot
Politics Web (10/12/2024) – A solution to BELA – IRR
November 2024
The Citizen (23/11/2024) – Think-tank: Overhaul policy, dump protectionism to stimulate SA’s economic growth
Business Report (21/11/2024) – Economic experts urge the end of import tariffs to revitalise SA’s industry
Business Day (20/11/2024) – Increasing exports should be focus of industrial policy, says think-tank
October 2024
Business Day (15/10/2024) – Competition key to SOE reform, says CDE
News24 (08/10/2024) – EXCERPT | Bruce Whitfield’s ‘The One Thing’: Radically transforming the economy
The Citizen (01/10/2024) – To see what’s wrong with the NPA, look at the opposition front bench
September 2024
Moneyweb (30/09/2024) – To see what’s wrong with the NPA, look at the opposition front bench
Polity (26/09/2024) – CDE wants urgent enquiry into NPA, citing ‘disappointing performance’
Mail and Guardian (26/09/2024) – Report urges appointment of retired judge to lead inquiry into NPA underperformance
Business Day (26/09/2024) – Fundamental reform of NPA needed, says think-tank
eNCA (06/09/2024) – Centre for Development and Enterprise calls for increase in quality of judicial appointments
Moneyweb (11/09/2024) – Money Summit insight: ‘Create jobs for the skills we have’
News24 (05/09/2024) – Karyn Maughan| Baptism of fire: Chief Justice Maya’s ‘GNU-look’ JSC could define her legacy
Polity (03/09/2024) – CDE wants ‘quality’ appointments to JSC
Mail & Guardian (03/09/2024) – Nugent calls for reform in judicial appointments, condemns ‘political caucusing’ at JSC
July 2024
Business Day (25/07/2024) – Think-tank urges GNU to reassess local government financing
Business Day (10/07/2024) – Posts for incompetents is nothing new
Mail & Guardian (05/07/2024) – The costs of Ramaphosa’s cabinet
Financial Mail (04/07/204) – SO MUCH TO DO, SO LITTLE TIME
BusinessTech (02/07/2024) – New R1 billion hole for South Africa
June 2024
The Witness (20/06/2024) – Top officials should reapply for their jobs, says CDE
Business Live (19/06/2024) – Top govt officials in ‘mission critical’ departments should reapply for jobs, says CDE
Medical Brief (19/06/2024) – Halve cabinet in order to hire health workers, SAMA urges Ramaphosa
Business Day (19/06/2024) – Public service shakeup urged
