The man who created Africa’s largest retailer has no master plan to fix SA’s economy — but says a good place to start would be getting permits issued on time, and insisting officials are available to the public.
“Maybe we should all go to sleep until 2023,” the retail doyen behind much of the success of clothing chain Pep and African supermarket juggernaut Shoprite tells the FM in an interview.
Only then, he says, once the ANC’s December elective conference is done, will any real decisions be taken. ..A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and TimesLive Premium.