‘The nation is in mourning,’ Ramaphosa tells business leaders ahead of WEF
Business executives want to see more progress, in particular with the prosecution of people suspected of corruption, for confidence to be restored
04 September 2019 - 11:15
President Cyril Ramaphosa took on the difficult task on Wednesday morning of addressing business leaders on SA’s attractiveness as an investment destination in an atmosphere weighed down by the violent crime sweeping the country.
The meeting, hosted by Brand SA on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Cape Town, was intended as a seminar “on the ease of doing business”. Ramaphosa had no choice but to adapt his remarks, holding a moment’s silence for women killed at the hands of the men and for those who have died as a consequence of attacks on foreign nationals in Gauteng...
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