FAITH MUTHAMBI: Private sector is not squeaky clean
Performance of municipalities should be seen in the context of the overall performance of the economy
11 July 2019 - 05:09
We must guard against being alarmist while resolving the challenges facing municipalities. The private sector has been a poor performer, yet it is not subjected to the same critique as the government.
In its editorial of March 4 (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/editorials/2019-03-04-editorial-low-growth-a-let-down-after-ramaphoria/), Business Day reported that “economic growth in 2018 came in at a paltry 0.7%. This is far from the level of about 5% that is needed to make inroads into the country’s unemployment crisis.”..
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