JABULANI SIKHAKHANE: Real cause of SA’s socioeconomic mess is the government
The government has become too obsessed with financial survival and has done little about its stewardship role
15 November 2023 - 05:00
The recent medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) was yet another reminder that the country is slouching towards a socioeconomic disaster, one for which the government is ill-prepared.
Three pieces of writing — one local and two from abroad — help explain the real causes of the problem — government, government and government. ..
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