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This paper examines the role that the private sector might play in the South African Development Partnership Agency's (SADPA) post-conflict reconstruction and development (PCRD) efforts. More specifically, it 1) outlines the potential role that business can play in situations of fragility and post-conflict recovery; 2) briefly considers the growing trend for donors to engage the private sector in development policy generally, and more specifically in PCRD activities; 3) discusses why SADPA should engage with business in pursuit of government’s PCRD strategies; and 4) suggests some methods for how SADPA might engage with the private sector in conflict situations.