Seeraj Mohamed
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Mohamed is the director of the Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development Research Programme in the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand – seeraj.mohamed@wits.ac.za |
DTI is building capacity for industrial development
25th February 2011 The Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development Research Programme (CSID) - the University of the Witwatersrand's (Wits') economics policy... →
Govts must carefully manage global integration in today’s uncertain world
21st January 2011 We enter 2011 with much global economic uncertainty. South Africans should consider the country's economic policies and activities within the... →
2011 – another year of global economic uncertainty
14th January 2011 The year 2010 sped past at a high speed. We still have not recovered from the global financial and economic crises and the sovereign debt crises... →
Straight talk on the exchange rate debate
10th December 2010 We have had much discussion about the exchange rate over the past few years. This discussion has had trade unions and certain manufacturers on one... →
Capitalism is different from free market libertarianism
19th November 2010 There is a view that people should be free to do whatever they want with their wealth. In fact, most people – rich and poor – would balk at the... →
Forget 7% yearly growth; just support the right kind of growth
5th November 2010 There is an idea from government that the South African economy should grow at 7% a year. There seems to be a belief that growing that fast will... →
Currency wars and other myths
29th October 2010 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan recently repeated the sensationalist fears promoted in the mainstream business media about the possibility of... →
Crisis in Greece provides important lessons
8th October 2010 The there are many internal problems in Greece that contributed to the country’s relatively high level of debt, which led the sovereign debt crisis. →
Why another amnesty for illegal capital flight?
17th September 2010 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is proposing a second amnesty for South African residents guilty of illegal capital flight. The first amnesty... →
Inequality and industry
3rd September 2010 South Africa ranks among the top most unequal societies in the world. We know that our colonial and apartheid past of racial oppression and... →
The link between bad driving and poverty
20th August 2010 I often find driving in downtown Johannesburg to be a most frustrating experience, not only because of congestion, but also because of the behavior... →
Should government cut spending?
13th August 2010 The next phase, or second dip, of the global financial crisis may well be due to the impact of the sovereign-debt problems in Europe and elsewhere. →
Build industries, not malls
30th July 2010 South Africa is faced with economic policy decisions over the short term that will have a huge impact on the lives of our grandchildren and... →
Global economic uncertainty grows
23rd July 2010 There is huge uncertainty in global financial markets at present. Bloomberg reported on July 8 that hedge fund managers, who are the best... →
Warren Buffett’s reflections on the market economy
2nd July 2010 The immensely popular head of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, who is one of the richest people in the world, has pledged to give away 99% of his... →
Greed, fear in financial markets
18th June 2010 It is hard to predict the performance of the global economy and of individual countries. There is less optimism about recovery from the global... →
Unemployment causing untold suffering in SA
11th June 2010 Recently, I attended a meeting where unemployed South Africans spoke about their lives. →
Reflections on Gauteng's employment, growth and development strategy
4th June 2010 Gauteng Economic Development MEC Firoz Cachalia recently delivered his Budget vote speech, during which he unveiled the Gauteng Employment, Growth... →
Social forces drive financial insecurity
28th May 2010 Some serious concerns we will have over the near future relate to when to expect the next financial crisis and how soon thereafter we should expect... →
Manufacturers, unions unite in call for policy interventions
21st May 2010 A joint declaration was recently released by a group of manufacturers, the Manufacturing Circle, and the three main South African trade union... →
Are we in for a second round of the economic crisis?
14th May 2010 South African economic data shows that, while economic growth is positive, this country has still not completely moved out of the economic downturn. →
Goldman Sachs and SA’s economic policy
7th May 2010 South African economic policymakers have much to learn from the fraud charges levelled against Goldman Sachs. →
The state of economics
23rd April 2010 We have just lived through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and all the economic commentary we hear about the state of the... →
Pension funds should support developmental investments
16th April 2010 Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel recently told Parliament that government would draw on pension funds investments to support economic... →
State-led development and neoliberalism
26th March 2010 There is much anti-State sentiment in South Africa, which is given much voice in the media. A great deal of negative sentiment is due to the... →
Fragile recoveries and continued risks
19th March 2010 We have lived through the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, but activities and attitudes in financial and economic markets seem... →
Why the fuss about economic growth?
5th March 2010 Statistics South Africa reported on February 23 that real gross domestid product (GDP) “at market prices increased by 3,2% quarter-on-quarter,... →
Govt should rethink macroeconomic policy
26th February 2010 On February 12, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a Staff Position Note titled ‘Rethinking macroeconomic policy’. →
South Africa is vulnerable to global financial jitters
19th February 2010 The big news over the past few weeks has been sovereign debt and the poor economic health of countries such as Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. →
South African policymakers must fix the country's financial sector
12th February 2010 There has been very little discussion on reform of the South African financial system. Most people assume that it is working well and, therefore,... →
SA needs business-friendly economic policies
29th January 2010 The most effective way to deal with poverty is employment creation. Fortunately, employment creation and the goal of creating decent work... →
Capitalism in South Africa
22nd January 2010 There will be a discussion about South Africa’s future economic growth path over the next few months. I hope that the discussion progresses beyond... →
Green shoots killed by early frost
4th December 2009 The South African media seemed overeager to celebrate an economic recovery last week. There was very little to celebrate in the South African... →
Fiscal conservatism and economic wildfires
13th November 2009 Many economic commentators and journalists are raising concerns about South Africa’s growing budget deficit. →
Depressed securitisation markets affect financial recovery
16th October 2009 A year ago, the British government was faced with the prospect of runs on some of the country’s largest banks and riots in the streets if these... →
Financial-sector reform is not enough
8th October 2009 On September 14, the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, US President Barack Obama made a speech on Wall Street promoting his reform of... →
Job losses, financial distress and poor policies
25th September 2009 South Africa has suffered huge job losses since the beginning of 2008. Many of these job losses may be due to the global financial crisis. →
What kind of economy do you want?
28th August 2009 There is a desperate need for a public discussion on South Africa’s future growth path. It requires that we draw on our collective imagination as a... →
Independence of the SARB and democracy
7th August 2009 The debate about inflation targeting in South Africa has once again brought up the question about the role of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)... →
Gill Marcus and South African economic development
5th August 2009 South Africa will have a new central bank governor before the end of the year. Gill Marcus, chairperson of Absa Group and Absa Bank, will replace... →
Learning to diversify for development
24th July 2009 I recently had the opportunity to attend the African Task Force meetings organised by economics Nobel Prize laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz’s... →
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