Maimane's national plan of action for the country focused on policies to create a 'working nation'.
Speaking outside the Union Buildings in Tshwane, Maimane said his party had a good governance track record - as demonstrated in the DA-controlled Western Cape - from which the rest of South Africa deserved to benefit.1. Table and pass a jobs act
Maimane said the act would reduce unemployment significantly. The legislation would, among other things, give incentives to multinational companies to make it easy for them to invest in the country and create jobs. "We believe, more than anything, that citizens must have the opportunity to enter the jobs market and we will stimulate key sectors like manufacturing, agriculture and tourism," said Maimane. "It is, indeed, that we fly rich people on SAA while we allow poor people to suffer on trains and give poor citizens who are dependent on welfare R10 social grants increases. Therefore, the immediate step we would take would be to put SAA on business rescue," Maimane said.
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