Economic Collapse

• West sanctions led to economic damage, import costs rose by 60% in 1986–1987; 90 US firms closed in South Africa (unemployment); and Rand value fell by 35% by 1985 (1985: financial crisis)
• Inflation rates were the third highest in the 1980s, unemployment reached 25% of all black workers in 1987, and US investments dropped from $5 billion in 1984 to $2.78 billion in 1988
• Botha's Total Strategy was expensive, by the mid-1980s, it was clear this was contributing to financial problems and unsustainable