ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED: Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs

Measuring success by pledged capital misses the point, because what South Africa needs most is not money but the skills, technology and intellectual property that come with foreign direct investment. Without a deliberate push to attract FDI, the country risks prolonging low growth, weak productivity and declining competitiveness despite having deep domestic capital markets.

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