SOUTH Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday that adding power capacity to the national grid was top of his agenda as there was no way the economy could grow without it.
Godongwana said after delivering a mid-term budget speech that the government also needed to focus on establishing a track record of implementation, particularly on structural reforms.
The finance minister said the policy statement is about navigating South Africa’s path to economic and social recovery by expediting the implementation of structural reforms.
He said this as South Africa, like nations of the world, continues to emerge from the devastation caused by the Coronavirus pandemic that has destroyed lives and livelihoods in its wake.
“The 2021 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement is about navigating South Africa’s path to economic and social recovery, drawing on the resilience of her people as well as restoring the sustainability of our public finances and
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