Where were we? The year ended the way it started, with South Africa still in the doldrums. Pick any index or unit of measure. Unemployment. Growth. Inflation. Crime. Public services. They all paint a picture of a nation in decline.

At this rate, economic and political regression will be our friends for a long time...

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