Pali Lehohla, the former Statistician General of South Africa, said that the country lost R14 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP).
Lehohla shared this information during a presentation at the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Thought Leadership Seminar on 21 July 2026.
He said that South Africa’s economic policies have been misguided, preventing growth, which, in turn, caused high unemployment.
“There is so much wealth in this country. However, we have restrained economic growth through poor policies,” Lehohla said.
Sam Busa