EY Africa chief executive Ajen Sita says South Africa needs to ‘radically and rapidly’ get its economy working again, with the country facing a number of challenges that need urgent government attention.
“As the threat of Covid continues to fade – and assuming its greatest threat to lives is behind us – we need to focus on restoration and growth for 2022: for people, for the economy and for businesses.
Sita added that transparent Covid policy would also be of great help to corporate South Africa which is still adhering to requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. “While there have been recent concessions by government to allow private electricity generation there have also been mixed messages. For example, many citizens and businesses have moved to become more energy independent by installing solar power.
Closely related, Sita also noted that the challenges of climate change sustainability have been brought to the fore during the last couple of years.
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