DUMA GQUBULE | With nothing left to steal, it’s time to borrow new ideas

There is no way out of this crisis without an injection of new money into the economy

12 October 2020 - 20:08 By Duma Gqubule and duma gqubule

After many consultations President Cyril Ramaphosa will present an economic recovery plan to parliament on Thursday, seven months after he declared a national state of disaster on March 15. But don’t hold your breath. As has been the case for the past two years, whatever the president announces the National Treasury will cancel during the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) later this month...

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