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Budget 2025: Serious, fast-tracked reforms needed for growth

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The Democratic Alliance says the finance minister’s budget speech should draw on the best ideas from within the GNU to unlock infrastructure investment and serious policy reforms. And an industry expert says businesses must guard against getting swept up in the technology hype at the cost of real return on investment.

18 Feb 2025 5AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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