Julius Malema and Tim Modise: Why global business is ready for a radical change to SA economy

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Julius Malema says the compromises at the CODESA talks set the economic empowerment of black South Africans back in the rush to obtain political freedom. He says the state is competent enough to run national banks and mining companies, citing China as an example. He says the DA’s Mmusi Maimane and himself represent a generational change of political leadership, and that President Jacob Zuma suffers from a poverty of ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Jun 2015 2AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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