The GNU completed its first 100 days in office last week and experts are now dissecting its performance during this time.
The report card for the first 100 days of the Government of National Unity is positive as it has triggered a marked improvement in the relationship between business and government.
Mavuso says many people were concerned about the sustainability of the GNU, given the experience of unstable coalitions we had at local government level. She warns it would be highly damaging if the GNU fell apart, reversing the tentative confidence that has begun to take hold. “I heard many tales of woe from CEOs who cannot open a new factory line or new IT system because the person appointed to run it is stuck overseas waiting for a visa to come through. Under new minister Leon Schreiber backlog has been reduced by 30%, although there is still some way to go to resolve it completely.
Mavuso says the fact that we now had six months of no load shedding is another positive for the business environment, although it is an achievement of policy that was in gear before the GNU. “However, the GNU helped to build confidence that the profound changes to the electricity system that were committed to before it, will continue to be implemented.
“The South African National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency was developed by the previous government, but its enabling legislation was signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in August. The agency needs to be fully set up and operationalised. It will drive investment in new bulk water infrastructure, including through public-private partnerships.”According to Mavuso, logistics is the other crucial area for the business environment.
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