Premier Winde on why Western Cape outperformance on growth, jobs, security set to continue

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The Democratic Alliance's 'Governance Prospectus' is flourishing. The Western Cape province, the only one of nine run by South Africa's official opposition, is already well established as an economic growth and security outlier. Of the 169 000 net new South African jobs created in 2022, 167 000 were in the Western Cape. Those with the means are 'semigrating' in growing numbers, with a net 129 000 people moving into the province last year. But how sustainable is this oasis of prosperity in a sea of stagnation? Provincial Premier Alan Winde makes a solid case for the Western Cape experiment continuing and being adopted elsewhere, during this in-depth interview with Alec Hogg of BizNews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Apr 2023 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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