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Elections 2024 : Episode 10 : Many concerned citizens are placing their money offshore

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We're less than two weeks away from crucial elections and there is no doubt that the economy is front and centre in taxpayers minds.

Our official unemployment rate is now at 32.9 percent and South Africa's economy is projected to grow this year at a paltry one percent.

We also have another problem, concerned citizens increasingly placing their money offshore, or simply quitting the country and taking it with them.

HOT 1027 Business presenter Jeremy Maggs takes a look ...
16 May 2024 English South Africa Entertainment News · Documentary

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