SA's growth and economic competitiveness must be our primary concern. SA's economy has been weaker than the economies of our peers for some time now. To grow, it is important that all of us focus on driving business competitiveness, lowering costs and plucking low-hanging fruit. This includes regulators and policymakers. The IMF has forecast growth for SA at 1.5% in 2018 against projected growth rates of between 4% and 7% for other Sub-Saharan countries. So far, we have focused on increasing foreign direct investment, and we have seen a short-term rebound this year. However, we also must acknowledge that SA's share of foreign investment has declined steadily since 2007, according to the AT Kearney foreign direct investment confidence index. We need to get our business fundamentals right if we hope to make a substantial change. We know what our priorities should be. We should fix our ailing infrastructure so that we are able to progress our development priorities and set ourselves on...
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