Denel

A Special Investigating Unit investigation is focused on employees of defence firms suspected of passing on military intellectual property

In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those

Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics

The proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa is an apparent about-turn from earlier plans that would have seen state firms fall under the control of his office

State-owned companies will have to disclose data on their highest and lowest paid employees in an effort to solve wage disparities and be more transparent

South Africa was an early adopter of unmanned aerial vehicles and the military pushed drone development from 1970

State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper

Controversial trade links between the two countries remain — albeit on a far smaller scale than in the past

The company posted a loss of R1.5 billion in 2020, the same year it last tabled an annual report

Not a single member of the state-owned weapons manufacturer, which has received taxpayer funded bailouts of R9 billion, put in an appearance at the meeting

The money will go towards clearing the airline’s historic debt and may not be the last downpayment

Fiscal consolidation is drawing to a close as the public purse was boosted by commodities, but the treasury will probably continue exercising restraint

The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy

The state is set to achieve a primary budget surplus a year earlier than expected

The document, drafted ahead of the governing party’s policy conference later this year, poses the need for broader public-private collaboration