South Africa’s already moribund economy has, like that of many countries, not been spared the additional devastation brought on by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
It is against this calamitous backdrop that President Cyril Ramaphosa this week delivered the government’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan to both Parliament and the nation.Expectations were high. This was not the time for revolutionary rhetoric or factional ideologies. This was the time for concrete plans; established timelines; clear and achievable goals. The nation waited for a single-minded focus and clear vision.
Other state-owned enterprises are broke and broken, lining up one by one for hand-outs from Treasury – Denel, the Land Bank, Alexkor, SAA. Expectations were high. This was not the time for revolutionary rhetoric or factional ideologies. This was the time for concrete plans; established timelines; clear and achievable goals. The nation waited for a single-minded focus and clear vision
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