Februarie 2021
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TLU SA’s open letter to the President A Word of Advice for President Ramaphosa Dear Mr Ramaphosa
our country are continuously measured against those principles.
With 2020 behind us and the new year in full swing, it’s an excellent time to evaluate where we are in our lives – in our personal circumstances, families and work, and of course also in the context of South Africa.
the test. Few of your announcements pass the economic test.
Mr Ramaphosa, it is time for the government to take stock of what
If you don’t implement the following as soon as possible, South Africa will sink even deeper into junk status and have more poverty to deal with.
way of development in South Africa: going unpunished. Where is the rest of the R20 million spent on face masks and soap, when the cost was R7 million? At wholesale prices, this cost would have been even lower. Who is being held responsible for this, and how are they going to compensate for it?
Africa’s rubbish heap of economic failure.
empowerment (BEE). Appoint knowledgeable people. levels. trust them again.
thus far enriched only a few and have not in the least contributed to the empowerment of South Africans; on the contrary, they
murders.
overseas investors and local small- and medium-sized businesses.
must declare this openly as policy and reject any form of socialism or communism.
Ramaphosa. to dance to the other two parties’ socialist and communist tune, which creates uncertainty with investors.
market as the only mechanism that can create wealth and aban-
light of South Africa’s high unemployment. Let the market reguunemployed labour market employed would also go a long way tion, and abandon your racist undertones.
It looks as if you condone this behaviour. Is that the case?
ment every year. It is outrageous to instead create dependency on country isn’t economically capable of paying a minimum wage.
stead paid dearly for it. Lack of expertise at the Landbank endangers food security. Mismanagement of the Landbank drives the preserver that ultimately saves nothing. is short-sighted. Your aid programmes meant to guarantee food security are a big lie. Aid is given to subsistence farmers that produce a mere 1% of South Africa’s food. Where is the government when it comes to supporting the commercial agricultural sector in times of severe drought? only for cadres in the inner circle. “A better life for all” is a hollow laid waste to the national treasury. contribution to our country’s future and inhabitants. It is tragic for role players to implement the very principles that would bring about economic growth. omy grinds forth unremittingly, and each individual, business, and
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It can only be done by the private sector. Mr Ramaphosa, it is your choice to implement these suggestions and give every South African the opportunity to build a bright future, or to instead continue on the destructive path that you’re on.
therefore also want to request that you keep the prescripts of the Bible in mind when enacting regulations and in your day-to-day actions.
Yours truly Henry Geldenhuys President TLU SA
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