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By: Pali Lehohla Business Report  Dr Pali Lehohla is the director of the Economic Modelling Academy and the former Statistician-General of South Africa. Photo: Thobile Mathonsi/African News Agency (ANA) “Do you know where you are going?” was the question my three sons...

By: Pali Lehohla Business Report PALI LEHOHLA | Crunch numbers or get crunched: the stats aren’t looking good Recent developments around the world show that statistics and politics don’t blend well together n a presentation I titled “political statistics and...

By: Pali Lehohla Business ReportPromoting private control of strategic sectors over state ownership flies in the face of fast-growing economies’ experience South Africans are engaged. Electronic platforms have enabled a rich exchange of ideas. Though the translation...

By: Pali Lehohla Business ReportIn October 1998, I was the master of ceremony for the release of Census 1996. President Nelson Mandela was speaking on the occasion. From prospects of the rivers of blood to a negotiated settlement, Mandela provided us with a map of...

By: Pali Lehohla Business ReportThe ANC has proposed a wealth tax to fund a basic income grant to reduce inequality. This was revealed by the party on the side lines of its national policy conference over the weekend. In 2021 the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies...

By: Pali Lehohla Business ReportIN good part the idea of the Economic Modelling Academy (EMA), launched on Thursday, was inspired by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation Dialogue Among Equals, colloquially known as the Drakensberg Inclusive Growth Forum. We are indebted...

By: Siphelele Dludla Business Report Economic planning in South Africa has been given a boost with the launch of an academy that will provide the necessary training modelling capability to the public and private sector, as well as civil society. The Economic Modelling...

By: Pali Lehohla Business Report On December 11, I was one of the guests of honour and recipients of awards on the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (Ensea) in Abijan, Côte d’Ivoire. It was a...

Jan 2020 By: Asghar Adelzadeh and Pali Lehohla Daily MaverickAn economy is a complex machine with innumerable economic, social, financial, political and spatial parts moving, and responding simultaneously. Understanding this complexity is a necessary condition to...