ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRUDI MAKHAYA: Implement the NDP, then lead the world
SA carries the burden, and the opportunity, to lead the world in developing a new kind of economic vision
Everyone seems to have a to-do list for new ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa. My list includes restructuring state-owned enterprises; encouraging private sector employment; improving relations between employers and employees; rooting out anticompetitive behaviour by dominant companies; trimming the regulatory burden on business; improving the efficiency of government services and infrastructure; and resolving policy and legislative impasses in sectors such as mining and telecommunications. As the ANC’s anniversary statement acknowledges, one of the most immediate tasks is to restore confidence in the potential of the economy. The new leadership has to work to restore faith that institutions work, leaders and officials are held accountable for their actions and the policies that the government has adopted are implemented.With everything that will be on Ramaphosa’s plate in his quest for unity, the best gospel to advance is that of the resurrection of the National Development Plan (NDP)....
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