Given that much of South Africa’s economic activity is based on the natural resources, do you think the country is ready to make the shift to a more technologically driven production process?

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Given that much of South Africa’s economic activity is based on the natural resources, do you think the country is ready to make the shift to a more technologically driven production process?

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