Lunga Simelane
October marked two years since South Africa instated the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP)
When an economy is already struggling due to its own issues, what is a country to do when external threats such as the Russian war on Ukraine have a global impact? October marked two years since South Africa instated the Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) – a plan that placed the focus on government and social partners implementing programmes to stimulate equitable and inclusive growth. The details of the plan to steer the country back to desirable growth levels in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic were announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa at a hybrid joint sitting of parliament...