To now to get an economy that serves all South Africans the forefront the following are important: Education to produce the technical and innovative skills, knowledge and expertise required by the new inclusive economy and jobs market we desire; local economic development wherein new local economic niches are prioritised and beneficiated to maximise potential yield - this requires a new focus of building up local government capabilities on key areas of water, road, energy and human settlement infrastructure planning. We must bite the bullet and decisively deal with Eskom and all the other failing SOEs.