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Why South Africa Needs Fewer, Stronger Municipalities
Prof. Joseph Sekhampu is the Chief Director of the NWU Business School. The South African municipal landscape is not collapsing in a single moment of crisis. It is eroding in slow motion. Hundreds of local councils operate as if the Constitution demanded their...
THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS, GLOBAL OIL PRICES, AND SOUTH AFRICA – ECONOMIC PREPAREDNESS AND CLEAR COMMUNICATION NEEDED
NOTE OF COMMENT - BY NWU BUSINESS SCHOOL ECONOMIST PROF RAYMOND PARSONS ‘The recent escalation in the US/Israeli war with Iran has now injected new urgency into assessing the economic and business implications for countries like South Africa. With the Brent crude oil...
Prof Parsons comments on the potential economic and business implications of the US- Israeli attack on Iran
Commenting on the potential economic and business implications of the US- Israeli attack on Iran NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons says: ‘South Africa must not underestimate the potential negative economic and business implications that could yet...
Budget 2026: Stabilisation in a Slow-Growth Economy
Prof Joseph Sekhampu is the Chief Director of the North-West University Business School. The 2026 Budget positions itself as a moment of stabilisation after a decade of fiscal strain. The consolidated budget deficit narrows to 4.5% of GDP in 2025/26, declines to 4% in...
Prof Parsons comments on the decision on Friday by the US Supreme Court to declare President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs illegal
Commenting on the decision on Friday by the US Supreme Court to declare President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs illegal NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons says: ‘The decision by the US Supreme Court that President’s Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are illegal...
The labour market as a lagging indicator of political settlement
By Prof Joseph Sekhampu, chief director of the NWU Business School. Every society organises its economy around a set of implicit bargains about power, access, and reward. Those bargains determine who enters markets easily, who must navigate layers of permission, who...
The budget and boosting business’s ‘animal spirits’ by Prof Raymond Parsons
The highly anticipated 2026 budget on February 25 also coincides with the 90th anniversary of the publication of a path-breaking book that decisively influenced fiscal policy for nearly a century. It was called The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money and...
Beyond the MBA: Alumni Reflections on Growth, Alignment and Impact
Last night, we had the privilege of hosting an inspiring alumni fireside chat that reminded us why community remains central to leadership formation. Facilitated by Dewald Olivier the Chairperson of our Alumni Chapter, the conversation moved beyond job...
Charlotte Mokoena: 42 Years of Leadership, Courage, and Purpose
Last night, we had the privilege of hosting Ms Charlotte K. Mokoena Deputy Chairperson of our Advisory Board and former Executive Vice President: Human Resources and Corporate Affairs at Sasol, for a fireside conversation facilitated by Lerato E....
NWU Business School Reflection: Fireside Chat with Dr Pali Lehohla
Last night, we were honoured to host a fireside chat with Dr Pali Lehohla, whose reflections on the state of the nation offered a disciplined and deeply contextual reading of South Africa’s economic and institutional condition. At the centre of the discussion was a...