Mashatile says government is addressing structural obstacles to economic growth [SOUND]

# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa is making efforts to maintain investor confidence by addressing structural obstacles to economic growth. He was speaking at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday. Mashatile says the government is implementing extensive structural, policy, and regulatory reforms to enhance the economy’s performance. He says these include managing national water infrastructure, reversing the logistics crisis, restructuring state-owned enterprises, and strengthening the state’s response to corruption and organised crime: