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Dawie Roodt - Finmin should resign, election should be called. Instead, SA drifts towards calamity

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Chief economist of The Efficient Group Dawie Roodt provides context on the drama South Africans have experienced in the past two months over the on-off Budget. Bottom line: the naked emperor of idiotic economic policies are now exposed to all. There’s an obvious solution - but Roodt doubts the ANC would choose it as this requires putting the nation ahead of the party. He spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.
29 Apr 2025 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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