Readers’Views
No workable programme and no credible projections, either
While I think finance minister Tito Mboweni is doing the best he can (or is allowed to do), can we really believe any of these figures/projections?
We need note that most, if not all, of the Treasury’s projections over the past six (possibly more) years have been exceeded in practice.
I think we can expect a further deterioration in all metrics as there really isn’t any feasible plan on the table, and no political will to take corrective action.
The status quo remains: nothing happening!
Les Thorpe, on businessLIVE
There is little political will to either reduce public expenditure or adopt economic reforms that will grow the economy.
But the bigger problem is that the no-dawn president has no plan or programme to address the country’s challenges.
In the two-and-a-half years of his presidency we have seen summits, forums and speeches, but nothing has originated from the centre of government as to how we will get out of this mess.
Without new leadership or a damascene conversion of the current crew, this county is doomed. The minister merely confirmed this. Andrew Merrifield, on businessLIVE
How about starting to show government commitment to cutting expenditure by cutting the bloated, overpaid cabinet down to a maximum of 15 members and kicking out all those implicated in corruption?
Set the example. That would at least indicate that the speech is not just a lot of hot air.
Eric Naude, on businessLIVE
SAA points to gross negligence
The article “Mango rivals condemn plan to bail it out as part of SAA rescue” (June 21) refers. This whole affair points to gross negligence by the government, let alone rampant corruption that the taxpayer is expected to finance as these hopelessly insolvent and extremely poorly run entities compete against the private sector with a never-ending flow of taxpayers’ money.
It’s a disgusting state of affairs. The money can surely be put to far better use.
Gordon Pascoe, on businessLIVE
SAA still owes Comair nearly R800m from previous unfair business practice.
If Mango is allowed to sneak through on SAA’s “get out of jail” card, imagine the lawsuits that will immediately, and quite rightly, be lodged by Mango’s competitors.
Jon Quirk, on businessLIVE
Surely it’s way past time for Tito Mboweni to say a big, fat NO to this perpetual ANC lunacy?
Geoff Smailes, on businessLIVE