South Africa: President Zuma signals intent to accelerate black involvement in economy after elections

South African President Jacob Zuma. PHOTO/Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images

South African President Jacob Zuma said the government must push for increased black ownership of the continent’s biggest economy, signaling his policy focus as he prepares for a second term in office.

“We want to accelerate black empowerment because if we don’t, those who want to come into the economy become impatient and correctly so,” Zuma, 71, said yesterday in an interview at his official

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