Opinion
Maybe this straight-talking indaba between business and the president can galvanise the government
12 January 2020 - 00:02
South Africa is facing an unprecedented economic crisis — the longest economic downswing since 1945. We had an average economic growth rate of 1.5% over the past decade, compared to more than 4% in other emerging economies. Government debt ballooned from 26% of GDP in 2008 to 56% in 2019...
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