LETTER: First you must have something to sell
President’s investment conference is an attempt to accelerate, but first he must take his foot off the brake
12 November 2019 - 16:31
“The tumult and the shouting have died down, the captains and the kings depart,” and the investment circus has left town. While in principle the conference is a good idea, the problem is that you have to have something to sell first.
What President Cyril Ramaphosa is trying to do is to make progress by putting his foot on the accelerator, which is fine as long as you also take your foot off the brake. At least it has been lifted by 1mm in the form of easing the visa requirement for minors, which will help the tourism industry...
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