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Mat Cuthbert: ANC Ministers act as “handbrakes” on growth

African National Congress (ANC) has unveiled its Economic Action Plan in the wake of the Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Plan to Turbocharge the Economy. In this interview with BizNews, the DA's Head of Policy, Mat Cuthbert, speaks about the similarities and the differences. He further describes how, despite the best efforts of many of his colleagues in their departments as ministers of the DA, they have been unable to contribute towards growth and jobs in the way that they would have wanted to. “And the reason for that is because ANC ministers have acted as handbrakes on growth and failed to implement the kind of reforms that are required…” Thus, he remains “highly sceptical” that his colleagues within the ANC and its partners within the GNU “have the ability to be able to implement the required reforms at the necessary speed or depth”. He calls on voters to strengthen the DA's hand in the upcoming elections “so that we are able to do more and we are able to do more quicker”. He adds: “I think that it's only a matter of time, particularly in light of next year's local government election, as well as the 2029 election, before the ANC are a thing of the past.” Timestamps 00:00 – Intro: DA’s Mat Cuthbert joins BizNews 00:30 – Are the ANC and DA aligned on fixing the economy? 01:10 – “ANC ministers are handbrakes on growth” 02:15 – BEE’s failures and elite enrichment 03:40 – Why protectionism hurts South Africa 04:45 – Cuthbert doubts ANC’s ability to reform 06:00 – Inside the GNU: corruption and cadre deployment 07:00 – What DA ministers have achieved so far 08:00 – Power struggles inside the unity government 09:15 – The DA’s message to voters 10:40 – Closing remarks: Back the DA for real change Video production by Asime Nyide Support South Africa’s bastion of independent journalism, offering balanced insights on investments, business, and the political economy, by joining BizNews Premium. Register here - https://bit.ly/4ifcIWO Your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider keeps you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here - https://bit.ly/3is4b7l Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @biznewstv