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KAYA BIZZ PANEL: GAUTENG LOCAL ECONOMY

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•Phelisa Nkomo, Special Adviser to the MEC of Economic Development in Gauteng from the ANC
•Makashule Gana, SA Spokesperson for Basic Services
• uma Gqubule, Founding Director at Centre for Economic Development and Transformation & Economist
- Economic impact of coalition government on provincial spenditure
- Economic Transformation: township economic revitalisation, job creation and localisation
- Infrastructure service delivery: ALL infrastructure spending, off budget infrastructure spending,
- Fighting fraud and corruption: transparency, Auditor General reports, Open Tender system etc.
- State of finances in GPG: own revenue generation, spending VS service delivery
29 Apr 2019 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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