Shawn Hagedorn: SA needs fundamental shift, current solutions “worse than useless”
Shawn Hagedorn says that SA should look to Saudi Arabia for inspiration is emblematic of how difficult the situation has become.
Shawn Hagedorn says that SA should look to Saudi Arabia for inspiration is emblematic of how difficult the situation has become.
Shawn Hagedorn says it is unlikely President Jacob Zuma will leave office without an aggressive fight unless he is offered amnesty.
Shawn Hagedorn says South Africa’s economy desperately needs a new growth path and not industrial fantasies
Shawn Hagedorn thinks there are ways to escape the poverty trap but it involves doing something that SA has never done before: integrate within the global economy
Shawn Hagedorn takes on the current political system in our country; where we stand, and where we’re stumbling when it comes to our long term growth plan, or lack thereof.
Shawn Hagedorn reminds us that looking straight at the issue of income inequality will not garner solutions. Rather, it impedes us focusing on the solution.
As high commodity prices fade, governments and non-government organisations are frenetically seeking to resurrect old ideas to boost Africa’s growth.
The West will increasingly rely on motivated African workers – with economic freedom found in a very dynamic, merit-based, globalised world.
The ANC is no more viable as an opposition party than the National Party was, post 1994. To survive, the ANC needs its RET wing to incite massive social unrest.
Shawn Hagedorn explores “blockages” in the South African economy and reflects on its reliance on the economic model of resource extraction and foreign investment.