SA can reform much faster and with greater effect Ann Bernstein March 11, 2025 With GDP in 2024 at a paltry 0,6 percent, a R190 billion hole in the three-year Medium Term Expenditure Framework and a debt to GDP ratio rising abov... Runaway spending, not VAT, is the real budget problem Ann Bernstein March 10, 2025 To break the deadlock over the budget, the National Treasury has reportedly proposed a smaller VAT increase instead of the initially planned hike of ... Growth compact and spending cuts to fix budget Ann Bernstein March 3, 2025 The GNU’s record in delivering growth-promoting reforms is disappointing — this budget crisis presents an opportunity to change that. The rejection ... From stagnation to growth: a call for revolutionary change in small business development Ann Bernstein February 28, 2025 In this series for Daily Maverick, the executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE), Ann Bernstein, makes the case for a pol... Dithering while our house is on fire Centre for Development and Enterprise February 23, 2025 This article was written by Chris Barron CDE founder Ann Bernstein appeals for urgency in addressing the economic crisis now compounded by Trump Ann ... Time to shut down the Dept of Small Business Development Ann Bernstein February 23, 2025 When the Department of Small Business Development was formed under Jacob Zuma’s presidency in 2014, it was heralded as a catalyst for economic ...
