One-sided match against inflation reaches injury time
Friday, June 24, 2022 | 830 Views |
Unmerry-go-round: Escalating fuel prices are driving higher inflation PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
How high will inflation rise?
The answer depends on who you ask. At Kgori Capital, analysts expect that inflation will average 11.3% this year, a figure which if realised would be the highest average since 2008.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...