RBPlat CEO Steve Phiri joins warnings SA risks becoming a failed state
‘We are destroying ourselves. Who would want to come and invest in SA if we don’t even want to invest in it ourselves?’
28 March 2023 - 18:32
UPDATED 28 March 2023 - 23:00
SA is nearing the precipice of failed state status because of government’s inability to ensure access to critical services, said the boss of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat), joining a growing number of business leaders publicly showing their frustration with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government.
“We are destroying ourselves. Who would want to come and invest in SA if we don’t even want to invest in it ourselves?” Steve Phiri said at the PGMs Industry Day in Johannesburg on Tuesday, adding that the country’s potential to be among the world’s top economies was slipping further out of reach by the day...
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