Godongwana warns that the outer limits of the budget are non-negotiable as a debt cliff loomed
The Covid-19 pandemic led to an unprecedented widening of the budget deficit and a spike in debt stock but a commodity price surge gave the treasury room to breathe.
Inadequate electricity supply and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic remain a binding constraint on economic recovery in the near term, says the treasury
The Democratic Alliance tabled its ‘alternative’ medium-term budget with its own projections, ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwane’s maiden budget on Thursday
Households are reeling after the fuel price hike, as electricity is set to go up by 15.06% in 2022
Economists predict the finance minister will speak about the basic income grant, the effect of the July riots on the fiscus, and bailouts
Eskom has announced that stage two load-shedding will be implemented from 4pm on Tuesday afternoon until 5am on Wednesday morning.
Disregard for the King Report is evident in the move of Brian Joffe from CEO of Long4Life to the position of board chairman of the firm
The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk
Former president Thabo Mbeki urged business and government and society to work together to tackle issues such as poverty, unemployment and poor services and infrastructure