Ramaphosa launches next phase of government-business partnership

By Johnathan Paoli

The second phase of the partnership between government and business to tackle South Africa’s electricity, logistics and crime crises, has been launched under the Government of National Unity.

Its immediate goal is to increase growth to over 3% from 2025.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, government officials and business leaders met in Johannesburg on Tuesday night to foster collaboration and address critical challenges facing the nation.

Ramaphosa told the gathering that the partnership, which started a year ago, had been critical in harnessing collective skills, expertise and goodwill to stimulate economic growth and job creation.

He said just one example was how they had dealt with the electricity crisis.

“Thanks to the work that has been underway, drawing on the efforts of all social partners, a new era of hope and promise is emerging. After several years of debilitating load-shedding, we are finally turning a corner on the energy