By Lindiwe Jean Modise
Chief Environmentalist | Green Loop Environmental Consultants
In the 2020/21 Budget Speech delivered early this week by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Honourable Dr. Thapelo Matsheka, mentioned that “this Government is committed to transforming the economy through, refocusing existing policies, strategies and programmes, such as: service delivery through ICT; creating sustainable jobs; fighting corruption; improving education and training; providing quality health care; and attracting local and international investors, in order to create an inclusive economy with greater citizen participation.” Unfortunately environmental and climate change issues were not prioritised as one would have expected given their adverse impact on growth of the national economy. / read more
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