Efforts to grow the nations economy is still in progress as the president Ramaphosa further reveals measures been put in place. In a statement, the presidency said Ramaphosa had highlighted these and other efforts during his appearance in Parliament on Thursday to give oral answers to legislators’ questions, the first time he was doing so since his election in May.
The presidency revealed that Ramaphosa’s government has made changes to visa regulations for tourists and highly skilled professionals, availed financial support for black farmers and black industrialists and upgraded industrial parks as part of efforts to secure economic growth and deal with unemployment. while addressing the parliament, Ramaphosa revealed that a recent intervention in this direction was the designation by the department of home affairs of a number of countries that would receive visa waivers, among them countries with high tourism potential like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
President Ramaphosa reaffirmed economic growth and job creation as the apex priority of the sixth administration. The president provided evidence of implementation of the economic stimulus and recovery plan introduced by government in 2018 to shore up the economy.”