HeyJaredhavemania
By day, I lead the economic growth research at the Bureau for Economic Research (www.ber.ac.za/growth). I am the author of How to Fix (Unf#ck) A Country: 6 Things to Reboot South Africa, published by Jonathan Ball.
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It’s spring in South Africa (opens the original)
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It is spring in Cape Town, which means everyone who is anyone is having a conference. I also live here and so I am on the ‘rent-a-crowd' list. I’m a cheap date, and take my payment in luncheon and wine and fascinating conversations over tea. Sometimes they let me speak. Here is a summary of the Spring Conferences, in what has become a popular format. A prize show. And the nominees are (after you subscribe!):Thanks for reading havemania! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and
Curators for municipalities (opens the original)
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This is a column that appeared in News24 on Monday 20 July 2026.As a bit of background, my PhD focussed on resolving banking failures and for a few years I was at the Western Cape Treasury where part of my job was to worry about municipalities.Thanks for reading havemania! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and supp
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