Question 1

What I Do

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I analyze an interrogate news events and current political, -socio-economic and governance conditions; concluding data trends and risks, and offering tools and guidelines to communities, business owners and other decision-makers on how to respond to, and mitigate threats, and pursue opportunities.
The analyses on the website are not primarily meant as scientific research, but to inform and entertain. If you are an inquisitive mind who appreciate interrogating news, and to understand the broader context and implications of the news, you will appreciate the contents and benefits posted.

Frans Minnaar analyses news events, and specifically political, - socio-economic, - and government news. Frans considers news headlines, select the main issues, and analyse it. These analyses include:
1. Data analyses, focusing on statistics and key indicators. Frans applies various analysis methods to translate quantitative data into trends and forecasts.
2. Risks analyses; that is, using a combination of quantitative data, qualitative information sources from reputable sources and experience, to analyse conditions and events and identify risk drivers.
3. Scenarios; that is, using the results of risk – and data analyses to calculate and forecast futuristic scenarios.
The aims is not to produce scientific report, but to entertain and inform by offering site visitors and subscribers quantified and qualified analyses of contemporary news headlines and current affairs.

Question 2

My Profile

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Frans Minnaar has a Ph.D in Pubic Administration and Management from the University of the Free State (2004).
Frans has worked as a part-time lecturer, lecturing to under – and post graduate students, including Ph.D students, and offering short courses, at the University of the Free State in Public Administration and Management between 1996 and 2016. He has also facilitated training sessions in Public Management to hundreds of working adults during his career as a management consultant.
Frans has started his career in 1994 in the public service. Since 2003, he has been self-employed as a management consultant, focusing on the government sector, municipalities and start-off businesses. In this capacity, I have been an advisor to various Training and Development institutes in South Africa, Namibia and other African countries. I have also made presentations about the SA administrative and public governance system to municipalities and other government institutions. I have written strategic plans and Integrated Development Plans and implemented Performance Management Systems at government institutions. I have furthermore assisted with performance in these institutions, and compiled performance and annual reports.

Frans Minnaar. About.