You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW JEREMY MAGGS: Well, as political talks progress this week, I want to bring in another voice with what is the best potential outcome for the South African economy. Dr Iraj Abedian is chief economist at Pan-African Investment and Research Services.
JEREMY MAGGS: Dr Abedian, those parties that are outside of the government of national unity tent or the coalition tent or whatever we call it, do surely have the potential though to be spoilers. You have the small parties who are concerned about process and transparency. You have the two other parties, MK and EFF , who are simply not going to buy into this concept.
JEREMY MAGGS: So that’s the process side of the equation. Let’s talk about the practicality now, if we can. You spoke about the importance of policy certainty. So there are pressing issues facing this country, job creation, economic growth, high cost of living, service delivery, crime, corruption. The list goes on and on. Where then does this new formation need to set its priority compass?