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The other morning my early-rising wife addressed herself to the somnolent bulge that was my gloomy side of the bed, recommending, with lovable if jarring enthusiasm, that instead of “burrowing deeper, like a mole ... you should just leap up and tell yourself, ‘I’ve got this!’”
Inexpensive and easily implementable reforms could provide a credible foundation for sustainable growth rates of 7% of GDP within a decade, allowing South Africa to combat unemployment, poverty and inequality, live up to its great potential, and emerge as a prosperous middle-income economy by the 2030s.
If the country remains stuck at a red traffic light, an even bigger traffic jam could ensue.
Ever noticed in England their traffic lights go from Green to Amber to Red and then back to Amber before Green? Our robots don’t, they go Green, Amber, Red, Green! Having just read John Endres (Institute of Race Relations) article “South Africa’s Third Age: What lies ahead?” it occurred to me that the English traffic lights represent what might be in SA - an evolving scenario
These past few weeks I’ve been in the United States speaking to a variety of people and organisations with an interest in South Africa. The considerable strain in the relationship between the two countries has been widely apparent, but there are signs that the rift between them may be less insurmountable than it appears.