It was once again the agricultural industry that excelled and made it possible for the country’s gross domestic product to grow by two percent in the third quarter.
The new Statistician-General, Risanga Maluleke, announced that agriculture’s contribution to economic growth in the third quarter was 44.2%.
Although much less than agriculture, mining and manufacturing also contributed to growth.
Earlier this year, agriculture ensured that the economy could recover from its technical recession, which tells TAU SA that the government should instead leave farmers alone and allow them to do what they are good at, farming, putting food on a table and stimulate the economy. It would be reckless to experiment with land reform at a time when economic stability is needed.
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