Premier do KZN destaca crescimento económico no discurso de Estado

O Premier de KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, destacou sinais de recuperação económica na província durante o seu terceiro Discurso sobre o Estado da Província em Pietermaritzburg. Apontou uma taxa de crescimento de 1,8 % e 100 mil milhões de rands em compromissos de investimento, em meio aos desafios contínuos da pandemia de COVID-19 e dos motins de 2021.

O Premier de KwaZulu-Natal, Thami Ntuli, proferiu o seu terceiro Discurso sobre o Estado da Província (SOPA) em Pietermaritzburg a 27 de fevereiro de 2026, onde delineou os progressos na economia provincial. Ntuli afirmou que a economia mostrou sinais de recuperação após os impactos da pandemia de COVID-19 e dos motins de 2021.  nnEle relatou que a economia provincial cresceu 1,8 %, descrevendo-o como uma melhoria moderada, mas encorajadora, em relação às taxas de crescimento débeis no período pós-COVID-19. Esta citação de Ntuli sublinha o otimismo cauteloso: «A nossa economia provincial cresceu 1,8 %, moderada no entanto, mas melhoria encorajadora em relação às taxas de crescimento débeis que caracterizaram o período pós-COVID-19.»  nnA província garantiu 100 mil milhões de rands em compromissos de investimento de investidores nacionais e internacionais, que Ntuli apresentou como um desenvolvimento positivo. Contudo, reconheceu desafios persistentes, notando que são necessários mais de 400.000 empregos para reduzir o desemprego do nível atual de pouco mais de 30 % para o objetivo de 20 %.  nnEste discurso surge enquanto KwaZulu-Natal trabalha para se reconstruir após perturbações significativas, com o premier a enfatizar a necessidade de esforços sustentados para alcançar estes objetivos económicos.

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