Economic growth, employment to top SOPA: analyst

Economic growth, employment to top SOPA: analyst

A political analyst believes economic growth and job creation are issues that'll receive the most attention at KZN Premier, Willies Mchunu's State of the Province Address tomorrow.   

Willies Mchunu during the KZN SOPA
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The provincial legislature reopens this morning in Pietermaritzburg. 

Analyst, Protas Madlala believes Mchunu will use this opportunity to reflect on what the government's achieved under his leadership.  

He says youth unemployment's been a constant theme in the manifestos of opposition parties as well.

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"If you look at all the manifestos of political parties - they are all concerned about economic growth and job creation. So, that's one common denominator where all political parties agree upon. All of us have to - public and private entities - create jobs and grow the economy." 

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