DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH

Head: Mr. Makongolo John Gonza, B.A., Econ. (DSM), MSC Econ. (University College of London)

FUNCTIONS:

• Research on the Economy and related Social Issues,
• Capacity Building: Training of Researchers,
• Study and analysis of Government policies, and their impact on workers,
• Provide entrepreneurial skills and facilities to retrenches and others for employment in the informal economy,
• Supervision and development of workers enterprises.
• Formation, development and maintenance of the social and economic data bank/data base,
• Education of trade union leaders, technocrats and workers on basics of the economy, research methodology, negotiation skills, data analysis