VICTOR KGOMOESWANA | FATF-type action plan is needed to address income inequality

Progress in addressing 16 of 22 actions highlighted by the Financial Action Task Force proves the government can act decisively — so why is it dragging its feet?

19 February 2025 - 04:30 By Victor Kgomoeswana

South Africa must act with the same urgency to tackle income inequality as it did to get off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list — or it will continue down the same widening sinkhole, as it has been doing since 1994...

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