How compromises and mistakes made in the Mandela era hobbled South Africa’s economy

The recent sackings of two finance ministers in South Africa put the focus on its economic fundamentals, particularly the fiscal policies of recent years. But, as GSDPP director, Prof Alan Hirsch, writes in The Conversation Africa, South Africa’s lacklustre economic performance can be traced to decisions and policies made in the 1994 transition from apartheid.

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