South Africa’s biggest businesses said they are “seriously considering” a request by the government to help fund the acquisition of Covid-19 vaccines as the disease curbs activity in the economy.
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Chronic under-performance of South Africa’s economy over the past decade is pushing the continent’s dominant powerhouse to the edge of economic and political disaster.
South Africa’s biggest business grouping has urged the government to accelerate its phased approach to restarting the economy, days after the state began easing a strict nationwide lockdown.
South African business leaders are becoming frustrated with the pace of reform under President Cyril Ramaphosa. His cabinet choices and spending pledges haven’t helped.
The R100-billion debt support Eskom has requested from government is not nearly enough to return the struggling utility to sustainability, says Business Unity South Africa.