Trillions in investments, thousands of jobs to help Africa’s 2nd biggest economy recover from COVI-19 devastation
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African president has unveiled a bold multi-trillion rand programme to revive an economy battered by the COVID-19. In a special address to Parliament, Ramaphosa said to recover from COVID-19, South Africa has to unleash the full potential of its economy by, among others, implementing necessary reforms, removing regulatory barriers that increase costs and create inefficiencies in the economy, securing our energy supply, and freeing up digital infrastructure. He said the plan directly responds to the immediate economic impact of COVID-19 by driving job creation and expanding support for vulnerable households. This would be done through a…