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Imraan Valodia

Imraan Valodia is Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality, and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand.

Latest Work

OPINIONISTA

24 June 2026

Beyond the border — why the immigration debate really mirrors SA’s soul

Imraan Valodia

6 min

OPINIONISTA

13 May 2026

Renewable energy transition in SA needs the embrace of both public and private ownership

Imraan Valodia

4 min

South Africa’s political monopoly has been broken — could it help the economy?

THE CONVERSATION

2 July 2024

South Africa’s political monopoly has been broken — could it help the economy?

Imraan Valodia

5 min

Agreeing and disagreeing with StatsSA on its second quarter GDP data

MAVERICK CITIZEN RESPONSE

14 September 2020

Agreeing and disagreeing with StatsSA on its second quarter GDP data

Imraan Valodia

4 min

The claim that SA’s economy has declined by 51% is a misrepresentation of the facts

Maverick Citizen Op-Ed

9 September 2020

The claim that SA’s economy has declined by 51% is a misrepresentation of the facts

Imraan Valodia

4 min

A comment on the economic proposals announced by President Ramaphosa

MAVERICK CITIZEN OP-ED

25 March 2020

A comment on the economic proposals announced by President Ramaphosa

Imraan Valodia

8 min

Covid-19: Bold programmes are needed to mitigate the economic crisis

Op-Ed

23 March 2020

Covid-19: Bold programmes are needed to mitigate the economic crisis

Imraan Valodia

8 min

Op-Ed: As we ponder the State of the Nation, what do we need to address?

South Africa

16 February 2018

Op-Ed: As we ponder the State of the Nation, what do we need to address?

Imraan Valodia

5 min

Op-Ed: Sorry, wrong number! A reply to Dave Kaplan

South Africa

9 January 2017

Op-Ed: Sorry, wrong number! A reply to Dave Kaplan

Imraan Valodia

7 min

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Latest Work

Beyond the border — why the immigration debate really mirrors SA’s soul

Renewable energy transition in SA needs the embrace of both public and private ownership

South Africa’s political monopoly has been broken — could it help the economy?

Agreeing and disagreeing with StatsSA on its second quarter GDP data

The claim that SA’s economy has declined by 51% is a misrepresentation of the facts

A comment on the economic proposals announced by President Ramaphosa

Covid-19: Bold programmes are needed to mitigate the economic crisis

Op-Ed: As we ponder the State of the Nation, what do we need to address?

Op-Ed: Sorry, wrong number! A reply to Dave Kaplan