PRESIDENT Cyril Ramphosa met with 90 business leaders on Tuesday to reflect on the challenges faced by key industries to discuss measures that needed to be taken to rebuild and reposition the country.
The meeting follows last week’s civil unrest, which affected businesses and livelihoods in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
The crucial meeting included business leaders from various sectors including retail, agriculture, automotive, telecommunications, banking and transport, Cabinet ministers and premiers of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
Presidency said in a statement that the purpose of the meeting was “to share information on the challenges faced by key sectors of the economy, to identify priorities and tasks, and to agree on measures that we need to take together to rebuild and reposition SA.”
“We must build a special social contract among all of us to respond to the crisis, and rebuild an economy that is far more resilient, sustainable, dynamic and inclusive,” said
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