There are lots of ideas about the economy — but no action
The president has made all the right public noises about SA’s plight, and experts have many economic plans, but policy tardiness continues
That SA is not short of ideas or plans to revive and grow its moribund economy is clear. There have been any number of economic plans from the government, the private sector and other social partners, and a plethora of experts have offered potential solutions to SA’s problems. But the main problem has been, and remains, a failure to implement.
Business leaders have, on occasion, complained about policy inconsistencies and regulatory uncertainty, pointing out how, for example, government departments appear not to speak to each other, let alone co-ordinate their efforts for the common good. A typical case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing, or plans to do...
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