JP Landman | 2021 could be the year SA bounces back, followed by growth
Johannesburg skyline. (Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/S The commitment of the Ramaphosa government to reignite growth through structural reform is coming more and more into focus, says JP Landman. South Africa has now been in a "demographic recession" for six years because the population grew faster than the economy. Our population growth is 1.6% pa (allowing for one immigrant every 2.5 minutes). Since 2015, economic growth has not kept pace with that number. The latest figures from the South African Reserve Bank show that by the end of 2020, per capita incomes were 11% lower in constant terms ...