The government voted for by blacks has shown that it can change regulations very fast. They are only slow when it comes to transforming the economy so that blacks benefit. They managed to shut economy down within days. No consultation. No dilly-dallying. They did it
From 1994 we have been told that the economy should not be destroyed. We have been told that policies that favour blacks would scare investors away. We suddenly get told that the economy is not so important because “we need to save lives”. We even have a whole army deployed
This is a royal middle finger to the black child. Whatever you want for your betterment is denied because “the rand will collapse”, “economy will collapse”, “investors will run”, “jobs will be lost”. Guess what? Those things suddenly no longer matter that much.
For years finance ministers were hoisted up the upper of the most uppity pedestals. Today Tito is pedestrian when trying to talk the economy and jobs’ tone because those are not that important. Who woulda thought. The government has teeth. They just don’t cut for us
So the next time you want the South African Reserve Bank nationalized, don’t listen to anybody telling it can’t be done because the economy will be destroyed. The government has shown us there are more important things than the economy. Thank you Covid19. You have shone the light
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