Friedman: national unity difficult right now

Political analyst Prof. Steven Friedman tells Stephen Grootes that all parties need to be on the same page to form a government of national unity. He says at this moment parties are all divided and national unity seems difficult to achieve.
Tune into Newzroom Afrika DStv channel 405 for more.

[@shafiyaalgiquadra1105]

We did what was good for economy and "stability" in '94 and ended up with the "biggest economy in Africa" and simultaneously the " most unequal nation in the known universe" and "highest unemployment rate in the world"...Good deals😊

[@Hannodb1961]

And still lifted more people out of poverty than ever before. We were on the right track, and most people thought so because the ANC got almost 70% of the vote. The decline of South Africa and the ANC started in 2014. The notion of "jobless growth" was a socialist lie because they fear they would loose political relevance if people became financially independant.

[@sharonjames2041]

😢🤔Good analysis ❤

[@shawnberry6110]

Let's have government of national unity with a strong opposition of MK, EFF Action SA as the opposition. And kick out the Communist Party and NUMSA from the tripartite alliance to join up with MK

[@markwinter7511]

Unfortunately markets do matter.
Presently 20% of our budget is spent servicing debt. Petrol at R24 could become R50 in a month. I recall Zim printing a trillion dollar note that could buy several loaves of bread after they decided to hell with markets.

[@AyandaMbulali]

Sometimes what's good for economy may not necessarily address the social ills and such as highest numbers of crime, unemployment and deprivation of the masses from participating in the mainstream of the country's economy.

[@mauromatos3124]

Like how the prof doesn't give two kak's about his background.

[@S1M1P]

Make no mistake. We love ANC. We had to punish it a little bit and vote for MK. We saw it taking South Africans right into the hands of the colonizers. President Ramaphosa must excuse himself

[@deannewarman6625]

Parties should be looking at doing what is good for SA/ economy. It is not about their individual power .

[@shafiyaalgiquadra1105]

We did what was good for SA economy in '94 and ended up with the "biggest economy in Africa" and simultaneously the " most unequal nation in the known universe" and "highest unemployment rate in the world"...

[@basedsigma5634]

I predict anc/eff.
Any bets??