How will the Budget Speech 2022 affect ordinary South Africans in their daily lives
February 23, 2022Economist Sifiso Skenjana, Senior Lecturer at Regenesys Business School Annatjie van Rooyen, Professor at University of Johannesburg’s College of Business & Economics Dr Miriam Altman, and South African United Business Confederation CEO Jackie Mpondo Hendricks weigh in on #BudgetSpeech2022. Tune into Newzroom Afrika, DSTV channel 405 for more details.
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eNCA speaks to UJ Professor of Business and Economics, Miriam Altman. Courtesy #DStv403
Economic recovery one of Ramaphosa’s central focus points
February 11, 2022President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday delivered his State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall. Economic recovery was one of Ramaphosa’s central focus points. The president said government would assemble a task team to help companies do business and gain access to funding, thus creating employment. When it comes to State Owned Enterprises, the president said a task team is working on evaluating and consolidating SOEs and their function. Professor Miriam Altman from the College of Business at the University of Johannesburg, weighs in on the president’s speech.
Ramaphosa SONA on job creation
President Cyril Ramaphosa has committed to creating an environment that will help small businesses to create jobs and for legislation hampering informal traders from doing business to be amended. He was delivering the State of the Nation Address last night at the Cape Town City Hall. He has appointed the former chairperson of the Small Business Institute to lead a team that will make these changes. He has also announced that hemp and cannabis will be industrialised and has encouraged localisation.
Guest: Miriam Altman – Professor of 4IR Practise at the University of Joburg’s School of Economics and Director of Altman Advisory
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July 20, 2021The security cluster says it has intelligence that the recent looting and infrastructure damage are a result of a concerted effort to destabilise South Africa. Dr Mirriam Altman, from UJ’s School of Economics, speaks to #eNCA’s Clement Manyathela. Courtesy #DStv403