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Dawie Roodt: “South Africa’s economy is running out of road - and the ANC’s out of ideas”

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South Africa’s fiscal alarm bells are ringing again. With debt soaring, growth stalling, and the Minister of Finance running out of tax options, economist Dawie Roodt lays out the hard truth: “You can’t tax a broken economy back to life.” In this frank conversation with Alec Hogg, Roodt explains why VAT hikes are political suicide, how inflation quietly steals from citizens, and why he believes only bold reform - or a new government - can stop the looming financial cliff.
3 Nov 2025 8AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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