Next week may not be good for us. Interview by 702 with leading economist revises our GDP growth target - 3% down from 6% due to 6 weeks approx. shut down at the mines, coupled with the snow-ball effect on all the sectors of business depending on our mines to keep their business going. For further consideration, research into economic breakdown shows that crime is the first to go, followed by power, followed by water, then infrastructure. Residences grouping together to form their own circles of sub-economies where they organise their own security, their own power sources, eventually their own water-supply, food supply etc. I've been a patriotic S African, embraced and facilitated our change, but this is worrying me. Our good friend, emigrations facilitator, can't keep up with business people are leaving so quick. We sitting with major deficit - now we'll deal with a tumbling rand. As small business shut down (60% of our economy), and top income earners leave, our tax-base will shrink .... Someone, convince me that this is not an economic decline.
