DStv Channel 403 Friday, 22 November 2024

SA cannot afford additional 'public holiday': Economist

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans are eagerly awaiting the family meeting on Monday.

This is to find out if we will get our promised public holiday or not.

There are many considerations though, and one of them is the loss of a day's work, and the potential cost of it to the economy.

Waldo Krugell, a Professor in Economics at the North-West University, explains.

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