Another factor for Johnson is the pressure on government by the back-middle class
as a new driving force in the SA society. He includes in this group those who are not
yet part of the middle class but aspire to be.
"Yet, the government cannot give them what they demand to the same extent
anymore, because the economy is not growing, and BEE opportunities are, therefore,
not available that much anymore," said Johnson.
"The SA government is now weaker than at any time since 1994. The state is less and
less able to fund the losses of SOEs and more and more banks do not want to roll
over loans in this regard anymore."