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Budget 2015

Nene falls in with big business
Article
/ 6 March 2015

Nene falls in with big business

With additional pressures on the poor, judgment day could be approaching faster.

By Patrick Bond
Power crisis will curtail economy
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Power crisis will curtail economy

Mining and manufacturing will be worst affected because of their high-intensity electricity usage.

By Lynley Donnelly
Electricity crisis sparks shift to low-energy sectors
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Electricity crisis sparks shift to low-energy sectors

Any hope for better economic growth in the short term would have to be in industries less affected by the energy crisis, said the minister.

By Staff Reporter
Drip-feed won’t solve water crisis
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Drip-feed won’t solve water crisis

The true amount being spent on water usage is obscured by the fractured nature of its provision.

By Sipho Kings
Nene skimps on details of assets sale
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Nene skimps on details of assets sale

The minister proposes a temporary increase in the electricity levy but few believe it will end.

By Staff Reporter
Nene hits public sector pay
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Nene hits public sector pay

The minister’s intentions to contain expenditure may be undermined by strikes in the civil service.

By Lynley Donnelly
In for a penny, in for a pounding
Article
/ 27 February 2015

In for a penny, in for a pounding

Although the individual increases are not large, they add up to a real squeeze.

By Thalia Holmes
Living on a beggar’s budget
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Living on a beggar’s budget

Unemployed people are slipping through the cracks because most of the country’s money is locked up in the financial sector.

By Thuletho Zwane
Fracking in Karoo gets a R108m injection
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Fracking in Karoo gets a R108m injection

The department of science and technology saw its budget increase steadily since its formation in 2002.

By Sarah Wild
Infrastructure spend aims to boost growth and jobs
Article
/ 27 February 2015

Infrastructure spend aims to boost growth and jobs

The construction of an R19-billion new railway link to Swaziland is in the concept stage.

By Lloyd Gedye
Mixed reactions to 2015 budget
Article
/ 26 February 2015

Mixed reactions to 2015 budget

While some such as the RAF and Tisa have welcomed Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s new budget plans, others are not so happy.

By Sapaxxxx and Staff Reporter
Parastatals weigh on SA’s future
Article
/ 26 February 2015

Parastatals weigh on SA’s future

The financial health of the country’s parastatals is so important that the budget review document has a new chapter dedicated to it.

By Lloyd Gedye
Novice Nene in political frying pan
Article
/ 26 February 2015

Novice Nene in political frying pan

The finance minister has delivered a tough budget to counter the effects of ongoing maladministration.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Taxpayers bear the burden
Article
/ 26 February 2015

Editorial: Taxpayers bear the burden

In dire financial times for South Africa, the President’s Russian nuclear deal is not even mentioned in the national budget.

By Editorial
Nene is no Tom Cruise, even if his mission is impossible
Article
/ 26 February 2015

Nene is no Tom Cruise, even if his mission is impossible

Nhlanhla Nene has little good luck and plenty of tough luck for the country’s millions of children, young people and universities as well.

By David Macfarlane
United Front demand a people’s budget
Article
/ 25 February 2015

United Front demand a people’s budget

The group handed over a nine-page memorandum demanding a people’s budget, decided by the people to end gender-based violence and load-shedding.

By Thulani Gqirana
Budget speech: Nene clamps down on bugbears
Article
/ 25 February 2015

Budget speech: Nene clamps down on bugbears

The finance minister announced treasury’s intention to reduce the main budget expenditure ceiling by R25-billion over the next two years.

By Thalia Holmes
Budget 2015: Nene doles out our tax fate
Article
/ 25 February 2015

Budget 2015: Nene doles out our tax fate

Aside from the usual rise in sin taxes, petrol, electricity and income tax are going up, while small businesses are getting some reprieve.

By Thalia Holmes

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