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‘They are now making sure that contributions are paid over within a certain period…the inspectors from a labour perspective are going to have regulatory authority over those employers,’ says Nicolette van Vuuren, Webber Wentzel.

Late benefit contributions now carry double the risk for employers. Made in India, sold in SA: Can our car industry keep up? Beyond the 88%: Where SA’s education pipeline is still breaking.

‘I think investors have been surprised by the extent to which we have seen successful reform… another six months or 12 months of providing delivery like that and I think we're going to see investors taking the SA growth story quite seriously,’ says Chris Holdsworth, chief investment strategist at Investec.

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‘Africa has promising areas of resilience, but also of opportunity in the services sector, not only to participate in international trade globally, but also to deepen the integration within Africa,’ says Luz Maria de la Mora, United Nations Trade and Development.