The problem with Trudi Makhaya’s column is that it fails to deal with ordinary South Africans’ lived experiences (“Flawed narratives about SA’s economy have real effects (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2021-02-07-trudi-makhaya-flawed-narratives-about-sas-economy-have-real-effects/)”, February 7).

The ordinary experience is one of disintegration and decay. Irrespective of wealth, our experience of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency has been of little being done and nothing improving — in fact, only deteriorating — since he came to power...

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