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Cooking the economy — a recipe for Tito Mboweni
It’s a recipe that should feed 58-million with a bit of pot-luck and an ample pinch of salt
The triumph of Trumponomics
The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances
Eskom cliffhanger has SA on edge
Will Moody’s, won’t Moody’s? The country’s wellbeing depends on a viable turnabout plan
How state funds are sliced up
At R375-billion, education is the fastest-growing expense on the government’s bill
A necessary bitter aloe to swallow
Tito Mboweni’s budget could pit the ANC against significant members of its constituency
Resurrected taxman cometh
Tito Mboweni is plugging the revenue collection holes created by the former commissioner
Revenue collection a balancing act
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
State job cuts rev up unions
Analysts believe Moody’s will welcome the government’s intention to reduce the public sector wage bill
Mboweni’s Budget shows further erosion in SA’s fiscal strength — Moody’s
Moody's currently has South Africa's debt at Baa3 with a stable outlook, one notch above junk status
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ConCourt settles the law on the public protector and interim interdicts
The Constitutional Court said it welcomed robust debate but criticised the populist rhetoric in the battle between Busisiwe Mkhwebane and Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gauteng nurses say they did not take an oath to die
With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
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Call for Expression of Interest: Training supply and needs assessment to support the energy transition in South Africa
GIZ invites eligible and professional companies with local presence in South Africa to participate in this tender to support the energy transition
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Obituary: Mohammed Tikly
His legacy will live on in the vision he shared for a brighter more socially just future, in which racism and discrimination are things of the past
