Cut red tape now: Sipho Nkosi

Former mining boss laments delays in work permit renewals and other obstacles hobbling the economy

19 February 2023 - 00:03 By AMANDA KHOZA and KHULEKANI MAGUBANE

As finance minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to table his budget, the crusader against red tape appointed  by the president last year has lamented the onerous process required for renewing work permits for skilled foreign workers as an impediment to economic growth...

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