Unpacking the narrative of State Owned Enterprises for the civil society.
Economist and PhD candidate at the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) Ayanda Meyiwa unpacked the narrative of State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s) and State Capture at the Onomo Hotel in Durban.
“When I received the invite to this engagement, I got excited since I am a PhD candidate, my preoccupation is studying the state’s mission as to how it uses it SOE’s for economic development.
South Africa has a privately-owned central bank whose sole mandate is to regulate inflation and to curb credit spending so that the business cycle remains stable” said Mewiya.
Meyiwa was speaking at a Public Forum organized by the Democracy Development Program (DDP) on the 31 August 2018.
This Forum was one of DDP’s Citizen Engagement Program that aims to educate citizens about issues happening in the society by inviting an expect in that filed to give a detailed and professional analysis for the people.
The forum was mainly attended by youth, civil society organization and ordinary citizens from around KZN and the Durban area.