Organized business in KwaZulu-Natal says it is important for the province's new administration, led by new Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube, to hit the ground running and attend to the province's pressing needs, namely resuscitating and getting the KZN economy up and running again.
In welcoming the new appointments, organised business also committed itself to working with the government to unlock economic opportunities and ensure that the province enters a path to economic growth.
KZN Growth Coalition co-chairperson Moses Tembe congratulated Dube-Ncube in reaching the apex of provincial government, expressing confidence that she would be equal to the task.
"The biggest challenge facing this province is reviving the economy and our belief is that if there is focus on that, and removal of red tape for business to operate, we can jointly make the kind of impact that is demanded of this moment," said Tembe.
He noted how the province had been badly battered by the Covid-19 lockdown, the July riots and the recent floods.
"If we do not focus on the economy, regardless of who gets appointed, it will amount to nothing.
"It is in everyone's best interest to focus on the economy and attend to the growing gap between the rich and the poor," Tembe said.
Pietermaritzburg and Midlands Chamber of Business CEO Melanie Veness echoed the business commitment to work with the government in unlocking opportunities.
