'Haven't had that for ten-odd years:' SA's next govt must make growth top priority, says PSG

PSG Financial Services says whoever wins this year's general election must make economic growth the top priority.

CEO Francois Gouws says the country's struggling economy, which expanded by just 0.6% in 2023, is by far his company's biggest challenge. That's despite PSG Financial Services announcing on Thursday that attributable earnings rose 9% to R1.03 billion for the year to end-February 2024.

"The key thing that we hope will happen after the election is that there will be a resumption of focus on growth because unless we sort that problem out, we're going to continue to have problems in South Africa," Gouws told News24.