“It’s just shock after shock.” These words, by British businessperson Nick Jones, pretty much capture not just the state of the UK economy, but that of much of the world, with this year’s IMF World Economic Outlook forecasting that “the worst is yet to come”.

When finance minister Enoch Godongwana rises to present the medium-term budget policy statement the SA public must assess how well SA is responding to the dire conditions the world finds itself in.  ..

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