DA proposes plans to “turbocharge” economy

By Akani Nkuna

The Democratic Alliance has launched a plan to boost the economy, while at the same time saying it will do all it can pressure the African National Congress to accept the proposed reforms and dismantle legislative barriers.

These include the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, the Employment Equity Act and the Expropriation Act, DA leader John Steenhuisen said on Monday.

“Today, I launch the party’s six-point plan to turbocharge the economy. This bold results-driven plan outlines a set of non-negotiable demands to reform which will kick-start our economy and set South Africa on a path to growth and jobs,” he said in a statement.

The party contended that its action-oriented solutions should be favoured over the “extremely over exaggerated” lip services and dialogues, which it accused the ANC of hiding behind.

The plan firstly focuses on laws and policies that the DA claims are killing jobs,

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