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Editorial: SA will be bankrupted by looters

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The chickens have finally come home to roost: if we do not end the looting, it will end us
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Too broke for Mboweni to budget

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The scramble to find cash for an SAA bailout, Covid-19 grants and civil servants’ demands force postponement of mini-budget
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This time it’s different: African economies may not survive

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Amid the headwinds created by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s time the Aloe ferox, which survives in dry, harsh conditions, is nurtured — but the options are limited
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IEC ready for elections despite budget and Covid setbacks

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The Electoral Commission of South Africa said next year's local government elections will go ahead despite the pandemic as it has plans in place to keep employees and voters safe
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Cartoon: Carlos on Mboweni’s budget

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As with everything, terms and conditions apply
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Didiza intervenes in ‘paralysed’ Ingonyama Trust Board

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Labour disputes and withheld funding for noncompliance have rocked the board, which is supposed to administer about three million hectares on behalf of King Goodwill Zwelithini
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Cooking the economy — a recipe for Tito Mboweni

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It’s a recipe that should feed 58-million with a bit of pot-luck and an ample pinch of salt
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The triumph of Trumponomics

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The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances
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A necessary bitter aloe to swallow

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Tito Mboweni’s budget could pit the ANC against significant members of its constituency
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Resurrected taxman cometh

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Tito Mboweni is plugging the revenue collection holes created by the former commissioner
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Revenue collection a balancing act

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Increases in indirect taxes such as adjustments to the fuel levy and increases on excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products will raise R1.2-billion
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State job cuts rev up unions

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Analysts believe Moody’s will welcome the government’s intention to reduce the public sector wage bill
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Eskom cliffhanger has SA on edge

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Will Moody’s, won’t Moody’s? The country’s wellbeing depends on a viable turnabout plan
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How state funds are sliced up

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At R375-billion, education is the fastest-growing expense on the government’s bill
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Mboweni’s Budget shows further erosion in SA’s fiscal strength — Moody’s

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Moody's currently has South Africa's debt at Baa3 with a stable outlook, one notch above junk status
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