Zuma’s Sona disappoints, in content and delivery
Experts have found the president’s address wanting — but at least he did not lambaste white monopoly capital and international investors, says Azar Jammine
Political and economic experts have measured President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address and found it wanting. Economist Dr Azar Jammine said it contained nothing likely to inspire significant change in the economic landscape. "The worst case didn’t happen. I thought he was going to lambaste white monopoly capital and especially the international investment community‚ which he did not do. "But he spoke about maintaining laws that are unpopular with the investment community. He said nothing that is going to excite businessmen in wanting to invest in SA." Jammine said Zuma had been speaking of radical economic transformation for years and there seemed to have been little implementation. Apart from Sona’s content‚ Zuma’s lacklustre delivery also left much to be desired‚ he said. Samuel Seeff‚ chairman of the Seeff Property Group, also said Sona 2017 offered very little new and was unlikely to boost business and investor confidence. Seeff welcomed the commitment to speed up the g...
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