South Africa’s 2017 budget: tough economic times require tough decisions

South Africa’s 2017/18 budget will have to be bold to pull the country out of the prevailing economic crisis. Economic growth has stalled and the threat of a credit rating downgrade still looms large. The Conversation Africa’s business and economy editor Sibonelo Radebe asked Jannie Rossouw to tease out critical issues that must be addressed in the upcoming budget.

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Jannie Rossouw

Head of School of Economic & Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand 

The Conversation 6 February 2017