Business is ready to work side by side with the government to reset the country's economic and social development, writes Martin Kingston
Covid-19 has aggravated SA's economic and social position, which was in a precarious state even before the pandemic. SA has fallen behind its African and global competitors as the country has inadequately addressed its primary challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment. There is now, more than ever, an urgent need to develop protocols and mechanisms to allow it to operate under the difficult conditions that are expected to persist for some time to come.
A Business for SA road map clearly sets out recommendations towards which business and government can work alongside our other social partners to reset the country's economic and social development. We are in full agreement with President Cyril Ramaphosa, who wrote in his weekly newsletter this week that SA has all the ingredients to recover from the economic damage caused by Covid-19. But SA's recovery simply cannot wait another few weeks or months.
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