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Focusing on the key components of the plan, Business Leadership South Africa said while the goal to achieve sufficient, reliable energy supply within two years was key to recovery, the time frame was unrealistic given the logistics of procuring new power, working with the energy regulator on licensing and with state utility Eskom on connecting that new power to the grid.
It also questioned the sustainability of the government’s employment stimulus plans aimed at creating new jobs after a massive number were lost due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We are concerned that a public works programme can become a substitute for the policies that stimulate employment in the private sector. Sustainable employment comes from a productive business sector that is competitive.”
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