Yes, hon member; if there is concrete progress we will definitely want to share it. If there isn't, we will keep quiet. [Laughter.]
Plans to balance the economy, with reference to the export of raw materials, the consumption of imported goods, and the skills base
18. Mr W M Douglas (ACDP) asked the Deputy President:
(1) With reference to her warning that South Africa's economic growth will not be sustainable if it continues to be driven mainly by the export of raw materials and an emerging black middle class that consumes mostly imported goods, (a) why is this the case, (b) by when did this imbalance start happening and (c) what is being done about the skills base in order to supply more locally produced goods;
(2) whether there are any plans in place to balance the economy; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?