ACTION NINE: Use the private sector to turbocharge the SEZ programme April 2, 2025 ACTION NINE: Use the private sector to turbocharge the SEZ programme outlines CDE’s two policy proposals to turn South Africa’s Special Economic Zon... Federico Sturzenegger in conversation with Ann Bernstein March 19, 2025 In this CDE Conversation with executive director Ann Bernstein, Argentina’s Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger... Dealing with the Budget Crisis: CDE recommendations February 27, 2025 The rejection of National Treasury’s proposed VAT increase last week was a crisis waiting to happen. Government has been living beyond its means for... ACTION EIGHT: Let the private sector drive small business development February 17, 2025 In this new report, ACTION EIGHT: Let the private sector drive small business development, CDE proposes a bold initiative to empower private sector ... Mteto Nyati in conversation with Ann Bernstein January 8, 2025 Ann Bernstein, CDE executive director, spoke to the Chairman of Eskom, Mteto Nyati, about Eskom, leadership, SOEs and South Africa’s future. Accord... Patrick Gaspard in conversation with Ann Bernstein December 3, 2024 Ann Bernstein, CDE executive director, spoke to the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and former US ambassador to South Africa, Pa...
CDE Conversations | Adrian Wooldridge on MAGA, markets and meritocracy March 7, 2025 Adrian Wooldridge, global business columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, is a British journalist, author and political commentator. He worked for The Econ... Rethink industrial policy to increase exports November 14, 2024 watch here The government of national unity (GNU) creates an opportunity to change the country’s course for the better. Urgent changes are needed to d... CDE Conversations | Mteto Nyati on Eskom, SOEs, leadership and SA's future November 5, 2024 Watch Here Mteto Nyati is the chairman of Eskom and executive chairman of BSG, a consulting and technology company. He is the former group chief execu... CDE Conversations | Patrick Gaspard on No ordinary election - USA 2024 October 29, 2024 Watch here Patrick Gaspard is the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, one of the USA’s leading public policy think tanks. A former US... Energise the NPA September 13, 2024 Watch Here For South Africa to realise its full potential, we must implement critical reforms that drive broader change. At the heart of recovery from... CDE Conversations | Jaime Saavedra on successful education reform in Peru September 15, 2023 Watch here Jaime Saavedra is the former head of the World Bank’s Global Education Practice (2016 to 2023) and the current World Bank Director of Hum...
Professor Robert Lawrence on how SA should respond to the US and tariffs April 11, 2025 Stephen Grootes talked to CDE’s guest Robert Lawrence, Professor of International Trade and I... A new approach to drive investment and job creation April 10, 2025 Speaking on eNCA with Gareth Edwards, CDE executive director Ann Bernstein outlined proposals to tr... A new approach to drive investment and job creation April 8, 2025 CDE executive director, Ann Bernstein, joined Stephen Grootes on the 702 Money Show to propose radi... Factors contributing the success of SEZ’s April 2, 2025 CDE executive director, Ann Bernstein, spoke on Business Day TV to discuss how South African can tra...
CDE Conversations | Adrian Wooldridge on MAGA, markets and meritocracy March 7, 2025 Adrian Wooldridge, global business columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, is a British journalist, author and political commentator. He worked for The Econ... Rethink industrial policy to increase exports November 14, 2024 watch here The government of national unity (GNU) creates an opportunity to change the country’s course for the better. Urgent changes are needed to d... CDE Conversations | Mteto Nyati on Eskom, SOEs, leadership and SA's future November 5, 2024 Watch Here Mteto Nyati is the chairman of Eskom and executive chairman of BSG, a consulting and technology company. He is the former group chief execu... CDE Conversations | Patrick Gaspard on No ordinary election - USA 2024 October 29, 2024 Watch here Patrick Gaspard is the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, one of the USA’s leading public policy think tanks. A former US... Energise the NPA September 13, 2024 Watch Here For South Africa to realise its full potential, we must implement critical reforms that drive broader change. At the heart of recovery from... CDE Conversations | Jaime Saavedra on successful education reform in Peru September 15, 2023 Watch here Jaime Saavedra is the former head of the World Bank’s Global Education Practice (2016 to 2023) and the current World Bank Director of Hum...