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JONATHAN JANSEN | To end the mess SA is in, we must understand what caused it If you want to comprehend the dynamics that have played out since 1994, spend time with Wahbie Long’s new book 12 May 2021 - 20:01
The other day I asked the sales clerk at Exclusive Books to retrieve two books for me. One of my own, Learning Lessons, and one by a brilliant young UCT psychologist, Wahbie Long, called Nation on a Couch: Inside South Africa’s Mind. She first brought my book and with a long face and limp-wrist gave me my work. Less than a minute later the same woman appeared with Prof Long’s book, suddenly looking radiant and excited: “Now THIS book is really selling, hey!” We had a good laugh, but I know why the Long book is making waves.
Undoubtedly, the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns crippled the South African economy. For months, various sectors battled to stay alive due to various restrictions. Even now, the tourism and alcohol industry – to name a few – are still trying to bounce back from last year. But, as Mike Schussler writes below, the South African economy was in a spot of bother even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. While he says that the country should see some bounce back, the economy is in deep trouble. – Jarryd Neves
By Elize Kruger and Mike Schussler for Brenthurst Wealth
GDP is either produced or consumed, and that is how it is measured too. Production cannot happen if consumption does not occur, and consumption needs products and services to happen.