Warm welcome for the GNU, but what’s new?
I don't think it is unfair to suggest that despite all the excitement over the formation of a GNU nothing much new is actually going on
25 August 2024 - 00:00
I don’t think it’s unfair to suggest that despite all the excitement over the formation of a government of national unity (GNU) and the wave of confidence it has thrust behind the rand, which has strengthened sharply since the GNU was formed, and the local stock market, which is breaking all records, and the ratings of our debt, which foreigners have found a new taste for, nothing much new is actually going on...
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