Opinion
Beggar-thy-neighbour is the basis of SA's sugar and textile masterplans
25 April 2021 - 00:00
A major part of the plan President Cyril Ramaphosa is punting for economic growth and recovery is threatening to tear the delicate Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) apart. As the government produces a string of "masterplans" designed to focus policy and effort into selected (and to be protected) industries, the other countries in the union - Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini and Namibia - are protesting that Sacu is being made irrelevant...
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