Turning South Africa around “requires the government to adopt a single-minded focus on achieving much higher growth rates, without which the many ills plaguing the country cannot be ameliorated”, says IRR CEO Dr John Endres.
“Fortunately, there is a formula for rapid growth. The core elements in the growth formula are well known and backed up by decades of research covering countries right across the globe.”
These core elements of the growth formula are set out in the IRR’s first Blueprint for Growth paper of year, Blueprint for Growth: Arming SA’s pro-growth forces, authored by Endres.
It is to be launched with a webinar at 10am tomorrow at which IRR head of strategic communication Hermann Pretorius will discuss the key themes of the paper with Endres.
Says Endres: “In the second half of 2024, a distinct shift in the public mood became apparent. Polling revealed broad support for the GNU, and business and consumer sentiment improved. But this is threatening to fizzle out.
“As things stand currently, at the beginning of 2025, there is little sign of a determined push for pro-growth reforms.
“[Without] a single-minded focus on achieving much higher growth rates … growth will remain low, unemployment will continue rising, and South Africans will continue to be deprived of the opportunity to create a better life for themselves and their families,” he warns.
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