LETTER: SA is not out of ideas or hope yet
Artificial barriers hobble employment in SA, which is why we need genuine economic freedom
In pointing out SA’s harsh new reality, Duma Gqubule highlights that “the government still does not have a recovery plan” even though we are almost six months into lockdown (“SA is out of money and out of ideas (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-09-14-duma-gqubule-sa-is-out-of-money-and-out-of-ideas/)”, September 14).
I share his grave concerns over the country’s future and agree that SA is out of money, but I don’t think we are out of ideas just yet. If we break with the policies that drove the economy to its knees before Covid-19 there is much reason to believe SA’s future can be different, and can be good...
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