NEHAWU is concerned about South Africa’s economic policies [SOUND]

# NEHAWU’s national executive committee has expressed concern over South Africa’s current macroeconomic policy framework, saying it has failed to deliver sustainable economic growth, investment and decent employment. According to National Treasury, the framework will deliver jobs, better export performance, more investment, greater efficiency and equity of government spending and enhanced human resource development. NEHAWU’s spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi says the country’s economic approach, which focuses on fiscal consolidation, austerity, inflation targeting and structural reforms, is placing pressure on public resources: