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Salga calls for municipalities to better manage finances

Salga calls for municipalities to better manage finances

25 Jan 2013 14:20 - Chantelle Benjamin
South African Local Government Association has called for a programme to be implemented to help municipalities struggling with financial management.
Treasury steps in to support tolls

Treasury steps in to support tolls

26 Apr 2012 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
The South African treasury has warned that halting the user-pay system (e-tolls) will have dire consequences for South Africa's finances.
Treasury seeks to rein in lease spending

Treasury seeks to rein in lease spending

18 Apr 2012 08:45 - Staff Reporter
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.
Row over new securities tax

Row over new securities tax

05 Apr 2012 00:00 - Sharda Naidoo
Analysts have claimed that billions are at stake and the derivatives market could be destroyed because of the new securities tax touted by government.

Mandela loses face on our banknotes

15 Feb 2012 11:41 - Nickolaus Bauer
Nelson Mandela's face on our banknotes leaves our other national heroes out in the cold, writes Nickolaus Bauer.

The country's windfall lies in the syn tax

10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
South Africa's economy could win if the unfair benefits accruing to producers of synthetic fuels ended.
Negative long-term effects feared for youth league

Negative long-term effects feared for youth league

22 Jan 2012 16:20 - Ahmed Areff
As Julius Malema's appeal against his suspension from the ANC begins, the youth league says it worries that important issues are being sidelined.
Armed and tense: Limpopo team under guard

Armed and tense: Limpopo team under guard

22 Jan 2012 07:13 - Staff Reporter
The covert political war in Limpopo has escalated, with government officials sent to fix the province's finances placed under constant police guard.
Treasury revolt over Limpopo 'interference'

Treasury revolt over Limpopo 'interference'

15 Dec 2011 00:00 - Staff Reporter
A revolt has broken out in the national treasury, with top officials rebelling against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's "political interference".

Treasury ponders over Islamic bonds

06 Dec 2011 14:27 - Staff Reporter
The treasury is considering issuing Islamic bonds to diversify its investor base, aiming to get its first sukuk approved by next financial year.
Improving health through infrastructure

Improving health through infrastructure

02 Dec 2011 00:00 - Advertorial Supplement
For Thabo Rakoloti, the work the DBSA is doing with the Department of Health could be used as a model for other government departments.
Treasury's Fuzile defends SA's deficit targets

Treasury's Fuzile defends SA's deficit targets

26 Oct 2011 07:09 - Staff Reporter
South Africa's plans to cut its budget deficit to 3.3% in 2014/15 are realistic and will be met, insists treasury director general Lungisa Fuzile.
Special pensions scams go on

Special pensions scams go on

02 Sep 2011 00:00 - Lionel Faull
Despite a damning probe, neither the fraudsters nor officials who abetted them have been charged.

Government moots investment law

29 Jul 2011 09:31 - Lloyd Gedye
Details are starting to emerge about how the government is planning to manage foreign direct investment.

Treasury blacklists Cape ANC bigwig

03 Jun 2011 00:00 - Mandy Rossouw
The ANC's Western Cape secretary, Songezo Mjongile, has become the first high-profile casualty of the national treasury's crackdown on tenderpreneurs.

It's budget time again

22 Feb 2011 00:00 - Fiona Zerbst
What budget tips would you offer Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan?

Banks welcome more competition

02 Jun 2010 08:04 - Staff Reporter
Banks on Tuesday welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's decision to make the banking sector more competitive through transparency.

SA budget gap widens as revenue falls

05 Jan 2010 12:12 - Staff Reporter
SA's fiscal gap could widen after finance ministry figures showed government expenditure had soared while tax collections were lower.

Zuma: Motlanthe to lead fight against poverty

24 Jun 2009 16:56 - Staff Reporter
Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will take the lead in championing the fight against poverty, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.

SA faces sharp cyclical downturn, says Treasury

21 May 2009 15:30 - Gordon Bell
SA faces a sharp downturn after a prolonged boom and is responding with counter-cyclical measures to boost growth, Treasury DG Lesetja Kganyago says.

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