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Fin24 reports that the SA Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) said on Tuesday that changing the SA Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) mandate to support growth was not a viable solution and it should be nationalised instead.
This followed Public Protector (PP) Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s recommendation, which formed part of a report on the alleged failure of the bank to recover R1.125bn in misappropriated funds that served as a lifeboat for Bankorp (now Absa), for a constitutional amendment to the SARB’s powers. Saftu acknowledged that Mkhwebane’s proposal for the SARB to promote “balanced and sustainable economic growth” while ensuring the protection of citizens' socio-economic wellbeing would improve matters. However, the federation called for the nationalisation of the bank, and for it to become a public service rather than a profit-making company. SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago has previously pointed out that the bank does not have a profit-making objective. The SARB has resolved to urgently bring proceedings to have the PP’s remedial action set aside.
- Read this report by Lameez Omarjee and Matthew le Cordeur in full at Fin24
- Read Saftu’s press statement in this regard at Saftu online
- See too, Public Protector’s recommendation unlawful, says SARB, at Moneyweb
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