Jacob Zuma to push ‘unity in action’ at business lunch
President will try to drum up support from the business sector when he hosts a business investor luncheon before his state of the nation address
President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday try to drum up support from the business sector when he hosts a pre-state of the nation address business investor luncheon in Cape Town. The president will push the "unity in action" theme championed at the ANC’s anniversary celebrations in January in a bid to "to drive SA on a sustainable growth path". "The meeting will serve as a platform to further strengthen co-operation between government‚ organised labour and business to promote inclusive economic growth‚ radical socioeconomic transformation and job creation in SA‚" a statement from the Presidency said. "This follows on a successful year of close co-operation between government‚ labour and business aimed at reigniting economic growth." The Presidency said Zuma would be accompanied by members of the inter-ministerial committee on investment‚ "which he established in 2016 to improve support and assistance to investors wishing to take advantage of vast investment opportunities in SA". It also ...
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