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Ann Bernstein

Ann Bernstein is executive director of the Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE).

Latest Work

Ann Bernstein

5 November 2026

How to defeat criminals who profit from Joburg’s decline

5 min

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Ann Bernstein

22 October 2026

A 100-day plan to keep Joburg’s lights on

5 min

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Ann Bernstein

1 October 2026

Joburg crisis cannot be solved without competent City leadership

4 min

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Ann Bernstein

6 September 2026

Can Johannesburg fix its books before the doom loop wins?

5 min

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Ann Bernstein

28 July 2026

How SA’s draft procurement regulations will raise costs, deepen corruption

5 min

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Confronting SA's unemployment crisis through urgent reforms needed to revive the job market

26 October 2025

Confronting SA's unemployment crisis through urgent reforms needed to revive the job market

5 min

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Process to appoint Shamila Batohi’s successor must be handled with great care and expertise

PROSECUTORIAL REVAMP OP-ED

25 June 2025

Process to appoint Shamila Batohi’s successor must be handled with great care and expertise

5 min

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Use the private sector to transform and turbocharge the Special Economic Zone programme

AGENDA 2024 OP-ED (PART TEN)

14 April 2025

Use the private sector to transform and turbocharge the Special Economic Zone programme

6 min

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From stagnation to growth: a call for revolutionary change in small business development

AGENDA 2024 OP-ED (PART NINE)

26 February 2025

From stagnation to growth: a call for revolutionary change in small business development

5 min

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It’s time for a bold reimagining of South Africa’s industrial policy

AGENDA 2024 OP-ED (PART EIGHT)

25 November 2024

It’s time for a bold reimagining of South Africa’s industrial policy

6 min

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Solving the major challenge posed by South Africa’s state-owned enterprises

AGENDA 2024 OP-ED (PART SEVEN)

29 October 2024

Solving the major challenge posed by South Africa’s state-owned enterprises

6 min

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The NPA needs energising and beefing up if we want to achieve a capable state

AGENDA 2024 OP-ED (PART SIX)

1 October 2024

The NPA needs energising and beefing up if we want to achieve a capable state

6 min

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