LETTER: More job cuts coming
It is clear that all the parastatals are bankrupt and overstaffed
It is disingenuous for the president to trumpet a new motor vehicle company and say “today we are proving the doubters wrong”. The business community knows better. In particular, it is clear from the business confidence index that the business community is voting with its feet (Election Jitters Knock Activity Index, April 11). Every day I hear of more retrenchments, and every day I get calls from individuals who are unable to find alternative employment. The business sentiment is negative, although some economists are saying it might improve after the elections. I sincerely doubt there will be any improvement if the ANC remains the governing party. It is clear that all the parastatals are bankrupt and overstaffed. Salaries have outpaced inflation and the government is merely holding on to the staff so as not to upset them before the election on May 8. But all hell will break loose when the government eventually “right-sizes” the parastatals. This disastrous situation, entirely caus...
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