Business committed to building SA, Ramaphosa says after Ntshavheni's accusation

More than a week after Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accused the private sector of engineering the state’s collapse, President Cyril Ramaphosa said business’ current partnership with government illustrates how committed they are to the country.

Ramaphosa and business issued a joint statement on Wednesday after Cabinet met with business leaders as part of their initiative to deal with the country’s energy, transport, and logistics, as well as crime and corruption problems.

"Since we began, we have made significant progress in establishing structures and ways of working, mobilising resources and driving implementation of key actions. We see this partnership as evidence of the business community’s commitment to building our country and overcoming the challenges that we face," Ramaphosa said in a statement.