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Sandy McGregor

Canadian ice hockey player

Oct 20, 2026

28:42
Why do you think we've seen such chronic infrastructure under-investment in South Africa?
28:48
It's because the economy's not growing.
28:51
And you say, "Why is the economy not growing?" It's because we've lost major competitive advantages.
29:00
Eskom, cheap electricity at one time was a major advantage South Africa has, and a lot of the economy was built around cheap energy.
29:09
That's gone forever.
29:11
So now our competitive advantages are mainly in mining, agriculture, and tourism.
29:20
And the problem is that those sectors are doing well without any really serious government support.
32:51
What's the constraint there? Because it's tempting, I think, to look at the problem and say, "Oh, well, it's, it's a problem of money."

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