TOPIC:   Economic landscape and its impact on projects

South Africa is currently experiencing a lot of political uncertainty which has now directly translated into economic uncertainty. The Rand has plummeted from the heights of R12.31/US$ in the morning of Monday 27 March 2017, before the former Minister of Finance Mr Pravin Gordhan was publicly and embarrassingly summoned back from an investment trip abroad, to the lows of about R13.93 as it is at the time of writing this synopsis on Tuesday 11 April 2017. The subsequent national cabinet reshuffle where the former Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was replaced from his position has worsened things, later leading to South Africa being downgraded to a Junk Status by two of the credit rating agencies, namely Standard and Poor, and Fitch. The presentation by Prof Bonke Dumisa will be on the impact of these political developments on project management in South Africa.

PRESENTER:   Prof Bonke Dumisa

Prof Bonke Clayton Dumisa is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and the Courts of Lesotho; and a former Professor of Management at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Westville Campus.  He is a Legal & Business Consultant and also serves as Arbitrator & Mediator on the Tribunal for Commercial Property. He serves on several Boards and is currently Acting Executive Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the National Consumer Tribunal.  He holds seven degrees, from seven universities, spread around the world, in three continents, and four countries:- LLM, LLB, DBA, MSc, MBA, BCom(Hons), BCom.

DATE:   Thursday, 20 April 2017

TIME
17h30 - 18h00 Registration, Snacks, Networking
18h00 - 19h00 Presentation

VENUE
Varsity College
12 Radar Drive
Durban North 
Durban
4016

COST:
Members: Free
Non-Members: R50

Kindly note that registration is ESSENTIAL.

NOTES:

1. Members must sign in to get free entry.

2. Non-members will received an invoice attached to their confirmation email which must be paid before the event.

3. All payments must be made into the PMSA national bank account.  No cash is handled at the local branch.