根据该国最大的财富和资产管理公司之一的负责人表示，南非一些备受争议法律的法院裁决可能在多年政策不确定性之后改善商业情绪。
Court rulings on some of South Africa’s most contested laws could improve business sentiment after years of policy uncertainty, according to the head of one of the nation’s biggest wealth and money-management firms.
“各项立法有超过50项正面临挑战，”PSG金融服务有限公司首席执行官弗朗索瓦·古斯（Francois Gouws）周四在接受采访时表示。“我们正在获得明确性，这很好，”他说，并补充道：“这些决定被传达得越多，人们就越能了解整体形势是什么样子。这有助于人们建立信心。”上个月，宪法法院裁定一项将扩大强制性优先采购规则的法律无效，该规则包括为黑人拥有的企业预留一些政府合同。
“There are over 50 challenges to various bits of legislation,” PSG Financial Services Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Francois Gouws said in an interview Thursday. “It’s good that we’re getting clarity,” he said, adding that “the more these decisions are communicated, then the more people can understand what the landscape looks like. That helps people to gain confidence.”Last month, the Constitutional Court struck down a law that would have expanded mandatory preferential-procurement rules including reserving some state contracts for Black-owned businesses.
法院认为立法者在通过该立法前未能充分征求公众意见。国家医疗保险法——批评者称其负担不起——也面临多项宪法挑战，总统西里尔·拉马福萨因诉讼而在二月推迟了其实施。
The court found lawmakers had failed to adequately consult the public before passing the legislation. The National Health Insurance Act — which critics say is unaffordable — also faces multiple constitutional challenges, with President Cyril Ramaphosa delaying its introduction in February because of litigation.
在拉马福萨的前任雅各布·祖马时期遗留下来的腐败和管理不善仍在困扰着一个经济体，该经济体十多年来年均增长率不足1%。因此，公司一直不愿投资，2025年总固定资本形成仅占国内生产总值的约14%，低于总统八月份提出的、截止到2030年的政策计划中设定的30%目标的一半。
A legacy of corruption and mismanagement under Ramaphosa’s predecessor, Jacob Zuma, still dogs an economy that’s expanded less than 1% annually for more than a decade. Companies have consequently been reluctant to invest, with gross fixed capital formation at about 14% of gross domestic product in 2025, less than half the 30% target set out in a policy plan with a deadline of 2030, the president said in August.
该国的征收法——赋予政府为公共目的（如修建道路或学校，或出于公共利益）征收土地或财产的权利——去年一月已公布，但尚未生效，因为它正在法院接受审查。
The nation’s expropriation law — which gives the government the power to take land or property for a public purpose such as to build roads or schools, or in the public interest — was published in January last year but has yet to take effect as it’s tested in court.
该立法促使美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在声称政府正在夺走白人农民的土地后暂停对南非的援助。尽管自1994年 apartheid 结束以来，该州尚未在未补偿的情况下没收任何财产，但对私人和国有土地的非法占用仍然普遍存在。官方数据显示，大约12%的家庭位于非正式定居点。
The legislation provoked US President Donald Trump to halt aid to South Africa after he claimed the government was seizing the land of White farmers. While the state hasn’t taken any properties without compensation since the end of apartheid in 1994, unlawful occupation of private and state-owned land remains widespread. Official data show that about 12% of households are situated in informal settlements.
古斯预计11月4日的市政选举将为选民提供一个重新评估城市和城镇管理方式的机会。总统在2月份承认，众多市政当局功能严重失调，无法持续提供诸如水和电力等基本服务。“这是国家重启、我们重新评估自身立场的机会，”古斯说。
Gouws expects municipal elections on Nov. 4 will give voters a chance to reassess how cities and towns are managed. The president in February acknowledged that scores of municipalities were deeply dysfunctional and unable to provide basic services such as water and power consistently. “It is an opportunity for the country to reset and for us to reevaluate our position,” Gouws said.
纳尔逊·曼德拉所属的非洲人国民大会在2024年大选中首次失去议会多数席位，这是自白人少数统治结束30年来的第一次。此后，该党在国家层面通过与较小的竞争对手以及第二大党民主联盟的联合执政。南非的下一次全国大选预计将在2029年举行。
The African National Congress, the party of Nelson Mandela, lost its parliamentary majority in the 2024 general election for the first time since the end of White-minority rule 30 years earlier. It has since governed at the national level in a coalition with smaller rivals and the Democratic Alliance, the second-largest group. South Africa’s next national elections are due to be held in 2029.