LETTER: Trade is impossible without decent infrastructure
Passable roads, functioning ports and railways, and efficient land border posts are a pipe dream
16 November 2021 - 15:42
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There’s just one problem: to trade one needs passable roads without potholes. One needs functioning ports and railways. One needs smooth and efficient land border posts.
All of which is a pipe dream in Africa, but hey, the talk sure sounds good. Africa’s core competence. Talk, talk, talk.
Andrea Robertson Via BusinessLIVE
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LETTER: Trade is impossible without decent infrastructure
Passable roads, functioning ports and railways, and efficient land border posts are a pipe dream
Mary Papayya’s article refers (“Africa is open for business, says Ramaphosa”, November 15).
There’s just one problem: to trade one needs passable roads without potholes. One needs functioning ports and railways. One needs smooth and efficient land border posts.
All of which is a pipe dream in Africa, but hey, the talk sure sounds good. Africa’s core competence. Talk, talk, talk.
Andrea Robertson
Via BusinessLIVE
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by email to letters@businesslive.co.za. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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