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'Gatvol' executives have chosen to use business forums to express their concerns instead of coming out publicly.
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'Gatvol' executives have chosen to use business forums to express their concerns instead of coming out publicly.
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Business is no longer willing to quietly work in the background and let the government take credit for the improvements it brings.
Were it not for the SA's continuously abused private sector, the ANC government would have driven the nation into the ground long ago.
Government incompetence has left critical infrastructure in tatters, forcing companies to step into the breach.