eThekwini mayor celebrates surge in business confidence after State of the Nation Address
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Zainul Dawood|Published 5 hours ago
eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba stated that the very mention of the municipality in the State of the Nation Address (SONA), on Thursday, regarding business confidence, was a morale booster.
During his address, Cyril Ramaphosa stated that South Africa’s economy is growing again, and this growth is gathering pace.He said the country has seen four straight quarters of gross domestic product growth; however, it must accelerate significantly to tackle its social and economic problems.
“We will continue to implement targeted support to improve the delivery of basic services through the Presidential Working Groups on eThekwini and Johannesburg. We have made progress in stabilising eThekwini, which has led to investor confidence returning.“There are many committed people with skills and experience working in local government. It is our responsibility to remake, re-organise, and better resource...