Treasury steps in to support tolls
The South African treasury has warned that halting the user-pay system (e-tolls) will have dire consequences for South Africa's finances.
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Treasury seeks to rein in lease spending
The national treasury says R3-billion a year is too much to be spending on leasing property for state departments, and is working to whittle it down.
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Row over new securities tax
Analysts have claimed that billions are at stake and the derivatives market could be destroyed because of the new securities tax touted by government.
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Mandela loses face on our banknotes
Nelson Mandela's face on our banknotes leaves our other national heroes out in the cold, writes Nickolaus Bauer.
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The country's windfall lies in the syn tax
South Africa's economy could win if the unfair benefits accruing to producers of synthetic fuels ended.
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Negative long-term effects feared for youth league
As Julius Malema's appeal against his suspension from the ANC begins, the youth league says it worries that important issues are being sidelined.
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Armed and tense: Limpopo team under guard
The covert political war in Limpopo has escalated, with government officials sent to fix the province's finances placed under constant police guard.
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Treasury revolt over Limpopo 'interference'
A revolt has broken out in the national treasury, with top officials rebelling against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's "political interference".
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Treasury ponders over Islamic bonds
The treasury is considering issuing Islamic bonds to diversify its investor base, aiming to get its first sukuk approved by next financial year.
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Improving health through infrastructure
For Thabo Rakoloti, the work the DBSA is doing with the Department of Health could be used as a model for other government departments.
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