The co-chairman of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) Gareth Ackerman says that the private sector can no longer wait for the government to solve the country’s worsening infrastructure crisis because the state is failing to deliver.
The co-chairman of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa , Gareth Ackerman, says that the private sector can no longer wait for the government to solve the country’s worsening infrastructure crisis because the state is failing to deliver.
The facility, located on a national highway connecting the main port of Durban to the economic hub of Gauteng, has become a point of conflict during protests that prevent goods from being ferried by trucks. “The question is why can’t the government stop this, and we, as businesses need to ask this more and more because it is affecting our companies, the way we do business and growth,” Ackerman said.
“Our roads need much maintenance because the railway is not working efficiently, and as business, we will increasingly have to find our own solutions or else we will not fill our supply chain,” Ackerman said.