The state of SA’s economy, and what needs to be done to turn the corner
Daily Maverick | 04.05.2026 03:47
If we are to move our economy onto a new trajectory, or “turn the corner”, we need a bold policy package commensurate with the scale of the challenge outlined in Part 1. In the first part of this article, we maintained that progress being claimed in turning the corner is extremely limited and partial, and far from the levels of growth, investment and development required to fundamentally shift our economic trajectory. Evidence from the past 30 years shows that tinkering around the edges will only serve to reproduce the same features of our growth path that continue to generate many social crises.
