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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

Glacier Investment Summit 2021

Building socio-economic resilience in South Africa

National Infrastructure Plan

BIG debate rages on

Insurrection in SA | Businesses counting the costs

The 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

Covid-19 Business Watch: Analysing the Powder keg

How can South Africa balance the Covid-19 pandemic and avoid an economic disaster?

The lockdowns have decimated the economy and economic gains made since the first and second waves subsided are rapidly reversing. How can South Africa balance the Covid-19 pandemic and avoid an economic disaster? Professor of 4IR practice at the University of Johannesburg Dr. Mirriam Altman explains.

Building Momentum: Behaviour that slows our progress and what to do about it

An SA economist’s view: Digital transformation needs government leadership

While private enterprises are at the forefront of the digital transformation necessary for economic growth, governments need to take more of a leadership position, investing in human-resource development and establishing public-private partnerships to tackle fundamental issues such as infrastructure and training, according to Dr. Miriam Altman, who among other roles acts as a National Planning Commissioner for the South African Presidency.

Altman’s website describes her as a “strategist, economist and social activist” who has served in leadership roles driving significant transformation initiatives. Previously the chief of strategy at South African telecommunications provider, Telkom, Altman is, in addition to her work for the South African Presidency, a professor of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Practice in the School of Economics at the University of Johannesburg and runs her own company, Altman Advisory, which develops market strategies for the public and private sector.

With this reach, Altman has a bird’s eye view of how digital technologies are making an impact across society.

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