Bonang Mohale is the deputy chairman of Business Leadership SA. BUSINESS DAY TV: The president’s state of the nation address has just started and it’s expected that President Zuma will focus a great deal of his speech on the economy, taking into account how growth has stalled over the past year. Business Leadership SA (BLSA) is weighing in on this as Zuma addresses the country tonight and says that the country needs to be transformed. BLSA’s deputy chairman Bonang Mohale joins us on the line for more detail. Bonang, thanks very much for dragging yourself away from the state of the nation address just for a few minutes to chat to us. So you have put out a statement acknowledging that the economy needs to be transformed. Does it concern you when we talk about radical economic transformation though? BONANG MOHALE: No, not at all. As long as we can put ... an action plan of what we mean by radical transformation. Because we know that the majority of our people are not functioning at the...
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