CLAIRE BISSEKER: Optimists believe in SA’s imminent revival but are cursed with short memories
The country is either on the cusp of a fixed investment boom or headed for more stagnation and decay — I forget which
05 September 2022 - 14:08
I am always puzzled by those perennial optimists who consistently expect that SA is just about to turn the corner. I wish I could share their enthusiasm when the evidence suggests we’re in for more stagnation and decay.
It’s not that I’m a perpetual pessimist. It’s just that I’ve been writing about the SA economy for a long time, and the more dismal my predictions the more accurate they’ve turned out to be...
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