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.

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

Business Live (02/04/2025) – EDGAR SISHI: Treasury has presented a balanced budget proposal

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