Rethinking Economics For Africa - Wits

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 With prices going up and incomes declining, something must be done! Could a rent control policy work? Join us this Friday as our panelist’s @aycawe ,Yamkela Fanisi, Sarita Pillay and Marie Huchzermeyer answer these questions for us💡

⚠️🚨Alert Witsie!! We're making things vocal in 2025. Join us for the first of many incredible group discussions in 2025 covering socio-economic challenges faced by society. This is your platform to shape your economics outside the classroom. You don't want to miss out🤭.

Our vibrant Board Member, Mbalenhle Matandela will be on the panel called "Feminist Economics Book Club: Discussions with Feminist Authors" at Rethinking Economics for Africa (REFA) Festival. 16:15 - 17:30 on Thursday, the 7th.

@ChampionSAfrica @REFAFestival @WitsUniversity @WitsREFA @Wits_SCIS @IEJ_SA @amaarahg @AshrafGarda @FES_SouthAfrica @KathradaYouth @kitondowe @oliver_meth I am presenting on economic modelling - the role of statistics at REFA

We’re at FNB Building (West Campus, Wits University) for Day 2 of the #REFAfestival ❗️✨ Come by and engage in critical conversations about economic growth, and the development with the best economists and academics locally and globally📍

The programme for day 2 of the #REFAfestival @REFAFestival at @WitsUniversity #ChampionSouthAfrica

@simamkeleD @IEJ_SA @REFAFestival @FES_SouthAfrica @WitsUniversity @SARChI_ID @WitsREFA Simamkele please click on the link to gain access to the program sites.google.com/iej.org.za/ref…

One of the answers to this question at @REFAfestival 2022 - “For the vibes!” Where’s the lie???!? We get that! We like that!

The 2022 Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival will kick off at 9:30 this morning, at the Wits Science Stadium, with our opening plenary session! We are beyond excited for this year's line-up of speakers which will include the ever insightful Ayabonga Cawe! @REFAFestival

“One of the biggest struggles of our time is the struggle against neoliberalism and neoliberal capitalism.” “The task that faces us is not just about economics as it doesn’t explain the world.” - Maria van Driel #REFAfestival

One of the best things about the @REFAFestival (16-17 Sept.) is that it isn’t just a serious economics conference! It is that, but it also has performances, art exhibitions & a stalls section with books & publications. Want to know more? Well here's a🧵... #REFAFestival

So here's a thing - the 2022 Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival is on the official @WitsUniversity events calendar. Does this mean we're legit? @REFAFestival #REFAfestival wits.ac.za/display/events…

Stream 5 of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 at this year's, in person, Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival, @WitsUniversity, will see us discussing the economics & more of climate change. 📅 16- 17 Sept. 2022 📍 FNB Building, Wits ⌨️ Register for both days here: ow.ly/TKgg50KEcoE

Stream 4 of 5 of this year's, in person, Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival, @WitsUniversity, will see us going continental & global (but not postal). 📅 16- 17 Sept. 2022 📍 Braamfontein Campus Wets, FNB Building ⌨️ Register for both days here: ow.ly/TKgg50KEcoE

Stream 3 of 5 for this year's, in person, Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival @WitsUniversity will see us unpacking power relations & perhaps finding ways of circumventing them. And again, if you haven't registered yet, ... you get it! ow.ly/TKgg50KEcoE @REFAFestival

Stream 2 of 5 for this year's, in person, Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival @WitsUniversity. Join us to stick it to the man, to fight the system & to create OUR new economic futures! If you haven't registered yet, register! ow.ly/TKgg50KEcoE @REFAFestival

Stream 1 of 5 for this year's in person Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival @WitsUniversity. We're being ambitious! We've set ourselves a task of conversing on INEQUALITY with you. No biggie! If you haven't registered yet, register! ow.ly/TKgg50KEcoE @REFAFestival

Stream 1 | 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗠 2️⃣ | 3 | 4 | 5 There will be no shortage of interesting conversations at the Rethinking Economics for Africa Festival this year! 📅 16- 17 Sept. 2022 📍 FNB Building, @WitsUniversity ⌨️ Register for both days here: ow.ly/2Wbc50KCf28

With just over a week until the @REFAFestival kicks off, in-person, at @WitsUniversity, a reminder of some of the things we have in store for you! Here, for instance, is just one of five streams! If you haven't registered for both days yet, get on it! eventbrite.co.uk/e/rethinking-e…

Our panel will also include Marie Huchzermeyer! Marie is an academic and researcher whose current research interests are Informal settlement policy, with a particular concern about the post-millennial drive globally to eradicate informal settlements. See you tonight 💡

No stranger to policy conversations nationwide, @aycawe will also be one of our guest panellist on rent control policy💡! Ayabonga is a Johannesburg based development economist, author, columnist, broadcaster and activist.