Push for faster setting up of African free trade zone to reignite SA economy

The government is pushing for faster implementation of a continentwide free trade agreement which it says is central to the country’s economic recovery.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc, SA’s GDP for 2020 is projected to plummet about 8% and recent Stats SA figures show that the country has shed 2.2-million jobs during the second quarter.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

Only 8%? I would imagine it to be considerably higher! My estimate is about between 20-70%. Anyone with more reliable stats?

Sad times. How will we recover?🤔

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⚠️Piz peas pls Be CAREFUL OF ANGOR SOCALLED PROPERTY SPECIALISTS... They DEFRAUDED 93 townhouses (meaning FAMILIES) Special Levies meant for a R1.9 million debt to the City of Joburg and just cancelled contracts when caught with hand in cookie jar and left families in debt‼️

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