{"id":98926,"date":"2015-09-20T13:53:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T11:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=98926"},"modified":"2015-09-20T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T11:53:09","slug":"business-cooperation-is-key-to-ancs-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/98926\/business-cooperation-is-key-to-ancs-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Business cooperation is key to ANC\u2019s goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are signs that a new era of cooperation is starting between business, labour and government.<\/p>\n

That is according to Enoch Godongwana, the African National Congress (ANC) NEC member and chairperson of its economic transformation committee, in this week\u2019s edition of ANC Today.<\/p>\n

Godongwana said up until recently this key ingredient has been missing in South Africa’s economic policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recent coming together of business, labour and government to try and strengthen and sustain South Africa’s ailing steel industry offers a hint of the kind of co-operation that is required,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The ANC is deeply concerned about the dangers posed by the current, unfavourable economic environment, he explained.<\/p>\n

The timing of the ANC National General Council meeting in October provides an important opportunity for the party to review a wide range of policy interventions and where necessary strengthen and recalibrate such interventions to improve South Africa’s economic performance, he said.<\/p>\n

Focus on these questions<\/strong><\/p>\n

As such, Godongwana said ANC delegates should focus on these questions:<\/p>\n

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  1. Is there broad consensus on the need to lift investment to the NDP’s target of 30% of GDP, what is the state’s role in this and what is the private sector’s role?<\/li>\n
  2. How can business maximise localisation benefits from South Africa’s ongoing public infrastructure expansion?<\/li>\n
  3. What potential exists for South African business, including black-owned businesses, to become part of global supply chains?<\/li>\n
  4. How can government and business work together to ensure the maximum success of recently-launched Special Economic Zones?<\/li>\n
  5. How can government and business align themselves more closely in developing trade and investment ties with other countries in Africa and beyond?<\/li>\n
  6. How can independent power producers be brought into base load power generation, as has been done for renewable energy?<\/li>\n
  7. What can be done to turn around the precipitous fall in mining output and mining investment?<\/li>\n
  8. What can be done to assess and unlock South Africa’s significant potential as an onshore and offshore gas producer, in a manner that does not compromise the country’s environment?<\/li>\n
  9. How can land reform efforts be accelerated, in such a way as to expand the output and exports of the existing commercial farming sector as well as grow the number of successful black farmers participating effectively in the agricultural economy?<\/li>\n
  10. How should telecoms competition be facilitated, with the aim of reducing broadband and telecoms prices?<\/li>\n
  11. How can South Africa secure greater positive economic linkages from its maritime position?<\/li>\n
  12. How can the ongoing growth in the tourism sector be facilitated, as this is one of South Africa’s key areas of natural comparative advantage in the global economy?<\/li>\n
  13. How can business, government and labour work together to develop a coherent South African message, rather than talking at cross purposes?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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