NEPAD
Consultant’s Perspective
Nepad Objectives
• Democracy
and
Good
Political
Governance
• Economic and Corporate Governance
• Socio-Economic Development
• African Peer Review Mechanism
Pro’s
• A Fantastic Effort to address all
issues that hamper development
• Provides an Opportunity for Africans
to Solve African Problems
• Create an Enabling Environment for
Growth and Development
• Opportunities for African
Consultants in Africa
Constraints
• Africa is not for Sissies
• We Often Say One thing and do
Another
• The BIG MAN Syndrome
• Africans do not Criticize Easily
• We Have a Habit of Self
Destruction
The BIG MAN Syndrome
• Africa by Blaine Harden
– His Face is everywhere – on the money, in
Hospitals etc
– He Bans all Opposition Political Parties
– He rigs elections
– He Scapegoats Minorities
– Donor Built Highways on which His cavalcades
speed, lie next to footpaths, where the normal
folk push their wheelbarrows
– He Awards all contracts, particularly to
foreigners from whom he gets kickbacks
Constraints
• Africa is not for Sissies
• We Often Say One thing and do
Another
• The BIG MAN Syndrome
• Africans do not Criticize Easily
• We Have a Habit of Self
Destruction
World Summit on
Sustainable Development
• Focus on South Africa
• Positive experience
• Opportunities in Sustainable
Development
• Opportunities in implementation
• Opportunities for greater
commitment, e.g. UK, USA
To deliver on these we will need smart
young people and to keep our
experienced expertise
The question is .....
Why would smart young people,
especially smart young black
people, be attracted?
Employment
Approx. no. of employees of
member firms
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 01 02
Year
ECSA registrations 1 April 2001
Civil Eng.
PrEng (%)
Civil Eng.
M&E
M&E
Eng-in-T (%) PrEng (%) Eng-in-T (%)
Black male & female
2,6
20,5
4,8
21,8
White male & female
97,4
79,5
95,2
78,2
Total (no.)
6447
644
5740
1475
Number Black
167
132
Total matriculants
% of matriculants qualifying with Higher Grade Maths
500000
450000
400000
350000
300000
250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0
Total
19110
(3,9%)
2000
Total
matriculants
3128
(0,8%)
2761
(0,6%)
2000
2001
Black (African) Black (African)
matriculants
matriculants
No. passing
higher grade
maths
TREND
• At the present rate of registration
and new entrants into the civil
engineering market it will take
approximately 50 years to achieve
the government’s goal of 50%
participation by PDI’s. Alternatively,
if the white engineers leave at the
present pace it may take a lot
shorter
Constraints
•
•
•
•
Foreign Meddling
Weak Institutions
Corruption
Slow Payments
Conclusion
• If Nepad works – it will solve all
the con’s
• It’s up to us to hold our
governments to their
commitments.