An overview of the South African economy: In search of green shoots

The news and market sentiment regarding South Africa's economic outlook seems to be mostly negative. Against this background the aim of this talk is to determine if it is all doom and gloom or whether some positive aspects can be identified. Items that will be looked at include relevant global developments, while domestic topics such as growth, demographics, inflation, and state finances will be discussed. Some provincial statistics can also be highlighted. The overarching research question is what needs to be done to ignite South Africa's economic growth potential.

Guest Speaker Profile: Dr SJ Joubert

Dr Joubert studied economics at the University of Pretoria, where he obtained an MCom (Econometrics) degree. Following service terms at the University of Pretoria and as economist at the Efficient Group, he was appointed in 2009 as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of South Africa (UNISA). In 2019 he obtained his PhD (Economics) from Unisa with the thesis: Voluntary household saving in South Africa.

He has addressed various local and global conferences, has been an economic commentator on media programmes and is a participant in the BMR Economist of the Year competition (since 2010). He has published various articles in academic journals, covering diverse economic related topics including fiscal sustainability, financial markets, and household finances.

This event is not to be missed.