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Kganyago, Mboweni back the SARB’s independence and monetary policy stance

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Thursday’s joint statement supporting the SARB comes after new deputy finance minister David Masondo is quoted questioning current monetary policy
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Mboweni to deliver budget in the face of massive debt and blackouts

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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is under pressure to bail out the state power utility Eskom — along with its $30-billion mountain of debt
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Mboweni misses the big picture

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Global finance, procurement fraud and mega projects flash warnings
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Despite Twitter appeal, Mboweni has little wiggle room in medium term budget

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Much of the MTBPS was finalised before Mboweni’s appointment was announced following the resignation of his predecessor Nhlanhla Nene
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Move over, here comes Tito

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A tough nut, Mboweni is likely to make the treasury the undisputed centre of economic power and policy
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Mboweni will have his work cut out

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The market likes the new finance minister, but will his tweets come back to haunt him?
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Nene faces severe credibility problem as mid-term budget looms

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As South Africa prepares for a mid-term budget rumours are flying thick and fast about the fate of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene
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Nene asks to be relieved of his duties — report

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The Business Day newspaper is reporting that the finance minister has approached the Presidency to be relieved of his duties
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Zimbabwe president names new finance minister to revive economy

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Ncube has the tough task of reviving an economy wrecked under Robert Mugabe, who was ousted last year
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The case against free higher education: Why it is neither just nor ethical

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The ethical and political reasons to avoid free higher education are unambiguous
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Nene: I had to come back, for SA

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The returning finance minister may be content with life in the private sector, but he is compelled by a duty to serve.
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State relies on VAT to plug holes

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Critics dismiss treasury’s claims that the increase in value-added tax is the best way forward
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Press Releases

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Response to the report of the independent assessors

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VUT welcomes the publishing of the report of the independent assessors to investigate concerns of poor governance, leadership, management, corruption and fraud at the university.
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NWU student receives international award

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Carol-Mari Schulz received the Bachelor of Health Sciences in Occupational Hygiene Top Achiever Award.
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Academic programme resumes at all campuses

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Lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials will all resume today as per specific academic timetables.
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Special Reports

Strategic social investments are a catalyst for social progress

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Barloworld Mbewu enables beneficiaries to move away from dependence on grant funding
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We all have a part to play to make South Africa work

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Powering societal progress demands partnerships between all stakeholders
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So you want to be a social entrepreneur?

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Do the research first; it will save money and time later
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Social entrepreneurship means business

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Enterprises with a cause at their core might be exactly what our economy desperately needs
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Looking inwards

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Businesses are finding tangible ways to give back – but only because consumers demand it
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Thursday’s joint statement supporting the SARB comes after new deputy finance minister David Masondo is quoted questioning current monetary policy

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