There cannot be many countries where the business community has stepped up to help the government fix the economy to the extent that business has done in SA. But does it deserve to be congratulated for doing so?

One could argue that the partnership business has forged with the government to try to tackle the energy, logistics and crime crises holding back SA’s economic growth is simple self-interest — that business is doing no more than ensure it can do business, in an environment that had become ever more hostile to this...

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