LETTER: Social progress index can guide the state to do more
President Cyril Ramaphosa made several key commitments to promote SA’s economic growth as a matter of urgency when he spoke at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London. These included measures to attract investment, generate jobs and invest in economic infrastructure.
But the government’s efforts cannot be limited to short-term growth-enhancing reforms alone. At the same time, it must drive and support the necessary structural reform that will deliver sustainable, inclusive growth in the long term. Citizens are increasingly concerned with broader environmental and social outcomes as well as economic growth, seeking the social progress that will make a real difference in their daily lives...
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