Public Sector Analyst

Bcom (Economics & Industrial Psychology)
Masters in Public Administration (Public Policy & Management, Economics & Public Finance, Public Finance & Budgeting, and Human Resources Development & Management)

PROFILE SUMMARY

Asanda Ndlebe has recently joined AFReC as a Public Sector Analyst in the Training and Consulting Division. He has a Bcom (major in Economics & Industrial Psychology), and a MPA with School of Government from UWC. His dissertation was on “Future financial options for selected social grants in South Africa".

Before joining AFReC, he held positions in the National Department of Social Development as Assistant Director: Financial Planning and Modelling then promoted to the Deputy Director: Costing, Financial Forecasting and Modelling. He also worked as the researcher for Economic Policy Research Institute co-published various research papers (The Social and economic impact of South Africa’s social security system; rand volatility, its impact on export and trade; South Africa's investment incentives on export (research projects commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry) while at the company. His research interests are public finance, intergovernmental fiscal relations, conditional cash transfers and financing social security (social security reform).

HISTORY

Deputy Director: (2005 - 2008)	Department of Social Development (CFO and Ministers Offices)
Assistant Director: (2004 - 2005)	Department of Social Development
Researcher: (2003 - 2004)	Economic Policy Research Institute
Regional survey Manager: (2001 - 2003)	Statistics South Africa (Western Cape)
Assistant researcher Saldru: (1999 - 2001)	University of Cape Town

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations
• Budget reform
• Local Government Integrated Development Plans
• Performance budgeting
• Public finance

PROJECTS

• Service Delivery Budget Implementation Plan

• Western Cape Public Transport Improvement Programme

• Registered assessor (2009) within the SAQA NQF framework

PUBLICATIONS

Research Reports

• With Samson, M., van Niekerk, I., Mac Quene, K., Lee, U., Gandhi, V., Harigaya, T. and Abrahams, C. (2004). The Social and Economic Impact of South Africa’s Social Security System. Final Report, commissioned by Finance and Economics Directorate. Department of Social Development. Pretoria.

• With Ampofo, S., Samson, M., van Niekerk, I., Mac Quene, K. (2003). The fundamental determinants of the rand exchange rate: a historical and forward-looking analysis. Department of Trade and Industry. Pretoria.

• With Ampofo, S., Samson, M., van Niekerk, I., Mac Quene, K. (2003). The volatility of the rand and its impact on the manufacturing sector: the impact on exporters and investors. Department of Trade and Industry. Pretoria.