The Sanballats and Tobiahs of economic rebuilding

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Between the billions of Pula for the NDP 12 and the BETP, grand plans have been made for economic recovery and transformation. The Biblical Nehemiah would, however, warn about the Sanballats and Tobiahs that attempted to stop his own rebuilding efforts, writes MBONGENI MGUNI

President Duma Boko and Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, have tended to employ or invoke Biblical verses and imagery in describing the challenges facing the country’s economy, and in their rally calls for recovery.

In keeping with that approach, here is a lesser known Biblical story, the one of Nehemiah and his nemeses, Sanballat and Tobiah.

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The Sanballats and Tobiahs of economic rebuilding

Between the billions of Pula for the NDP 12 and the BETP, grand plans have been made for economic recovery and transformation. The Biblical Nehemiah would, however, warn about the Sanballats and Tobiahs that attempted to stop his own rebuilding efforts, writes MBONGENI MGUNI

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