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LOCATION: Origins Centre, Wits University, Johannesburg (or online)
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to a high-level policy dialogue hosted by the Global Change Institute and the Southern African Towards Inclusive Economic Development Programme.You are invited to a high-level policy dialogue hosted by the Global Change Institute and the Southern African Towards Inclusive Economic Development Programme (SA-TIED) programme to explore the economic impacts of South Africa’s electricity crisis.
<br />The discussion will focus on how load-shedding has disrupted economic recovery and employment dynamics while examining strategies to build resilience in South Africa&rsquo;s energy sector.
<br />Featured panelists include:
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<br />Aalia Cassim, Acting Chief Director for Microeconomic Policy at National Treasury;
<br />Haroon Bhorat, Director of the Development Policy Research Unit at UCT;
<br />Philippe Burger, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at UFS; and
<br />Joanne Yawitch, Head of the Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the South African Presidency.
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<br />Venue: Origins Centre, Wits University, Johannesburg (or online). This event is a hybrid gathering that offers both in-person and online attendance options.
<br />Participants who choose to join remotely will receive login details to access the virtual platform. For in-person guests, light refreshments will be available during networking sessions before and after the event.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>You are invited to a high-level policy dialogue hosted by the Global Change Institute and the Southern African Towards Inclusive Economic Development Programme.</strong><p>You are invited to a high-level policy dialogue hosted by the Global Change Institute and the <a href="https://sa-tied.wider.unu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southern African Towards Inclusive Economic Development Programme</a> (SA-TIED) programme to explore the economic impacts of South Africa&rsquo;s electricity crisis.</p>
<br /><p>The discussion will focus on how load-shedding has disrupted economic recovery and employment dynamics while examining strategies to build resilience in South Africa&rsquo;s energy sector.</p>
<br /><p>Featured panelists include:</p>
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<br /><li><strong>Aalia Cassim</strong>, Acting Chief Director for Microeconomic Policy at National Treasury;</li>
<br /><li><strong>Haroon Bhorat</strong>, Director of the Development Policy Research Unit at UCT;</li>
<br /><li><strong>Philippe Burger</strong>, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at UFS; and</li>
<br /><li><strong>Joanne Yawitch</strong>, Head of the Just Energy Transition Project Management Unit in the South African Presidency.</li>
<br /></ul>
<br /><p><strong>Venue</strong>: Origins Centre, Wits University, Johannesburg (or online). This event is a hybrid gathering that offers both in-person and online attendance options.</p>
<br /><p>Participants who choose to join remotely will receive login details to access the virtual platform. For in-person guests, light refreshments will be available during networking sessions before and after the event.</p>
SUMMARY:Policy Dialogue Invite: Powering Economic Recovery: Lessons from South Africa&rsquo;s Electricity Crisis
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