In these troubling times, the Talking Transformation Podcast team remains committed to bringing you conversations from South Africa and beyond. We continue to speak with professionals working around the globe and ask them to share their perspectives and insights into the cities they are operating from.
Heading up the University of Cape Town's Urban Real Estate Unit (URERU), Professor François Viruly is closing in on securing a co-host slot as he re-joins the conversation to discuss the economic impacts and challenges implied by SA’s extended lockdown and the continued uncertainty: what can government and industry collectively do to work together and bring greater certainty to the future? We revisit some of the themes from Diary Entry 3 and cover new territory relating to COIVD-19’s impact on the property and business sectors .
We welcome the input of Ashraf Adam and the wealth of knowledge he has developed whilst serving the public sector. Presently he is the CEO at Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA). His extensive CV covers global, national, provincial and municipal institutions and he holds strong views and convictions which are frequently shared via the conventional and social media platforms. His recent article in The Herald titled “Our Chance to Press the Reset Button” made for very fascinating reading and we invited him to share those views and what led him to his conclusions in this episode.
The role of Local Economic Development units in municipalities; the strength and weaknesses of our institutions here in South Africa; and the impact of an economic downturn on municipal efficiency and revenue collection: all are considered in this extended episode.
As always, we hope you enjoy the episode and welcome feedback via twitter @talkingtransfo1
Recorded 15th April 2020
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