Latest articles on Government

Financial sector increases its government debt to 22%

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 28 Feb 2021

The banking sector will be in a vulnerable position if the national treasury does not stabilise its debt

Tito’s budget tries to boost economic growth and arrest debt

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 25 Feb 2021

Government spending has reached a record 41.7% of GDP, and the budget deficit has widened from 5.7% in 2019 to an estimated 14%

The numbers don’t lie: Tito Mboweni must focus on the long game, experts say

Business Hannah Marais, Bonang Mohale & Nthabiseng Moleko - 18 Feb 2021

Experts offer their advice about what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni should focus on in next week’s budget speech

Health experts call for a 20% hike in sugar tax

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 16 Feb 2021

The levy has generated R5.4-billion in revenue since its inception two years ago, and an increase will help the fight against Covid-19

SIU to beef up security after investigators threatened during PPE probe

Coronavirus Chris Gilili - 10 Feb 2021

The Special Investigating Unit found that companies were awarded tenders despite not qualifying for the contracts.

Business closures increase in December, according to Stats SA data

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 25 Jan 2021

Despite the government’s efforts to lessen the economic shock of the pandemic and the lockdown, businesses are struggling to keep their doors open

These are the vaccines South Africa could get

Health Tshegofatso Mathe - 4 Jan 2021

The government plans to vaccinate a minimum of 67% of the population (about 40-million people) to achieve herd immunity — when most of the population is resistant to an infectious disease — by the end of 2021.

Professionalising the state is the only way to develop infrastructure

Opinion Chris Campbell - 2 Dec 2020

With more talk than action, a lack of technical expertise is holding the government back from delivery and causing an exodus of engineers from the country

Sudan’s government gambles over fuel-subsidy cuts — and people pay the price

Africa Ayin Network - 24 Nov 2020

Economists question the manner in which the transitional government partially cut fuel subsidies

When politicians talk about ‘our people’, who are they referring to?

Education Bongekile Macupe - 31 Oct 2020

The same government that talks about being in service of ‘our people fails poor, black children whose only dream is to receive an education

Why anti-corruption campaigns are bad for democracy

Africa Nic Cheeseman & Caryn Peiffer - 27 Oct 2020

Such campaigns can draw attention to the widespread presence of the very behaviour they are trying to stamp out — and subconsciously encourage people to view it as appropriate

Government misses the mark on the recovery plan

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 27 Sep 2020

Government, labour, business and community have come up with a combined economic recovery plan amidst three others to help kickstart the economy. Some are new, while others are old and falter in not taking into account the ‘new normal’

Covidpreneurship: From corruption to rebuilding legitimacy and trust in our political leadership

Coronavirus Paul Kariuki - 28 Aug 2020

High levels of corruption and low levels of trust go together; citizens need to use every available resource to hold government to account

Censorship, surveillance could be the biggest rights challenges post Covid-19

Coronavirus Mandeep Tiwana & Marianna Belalba Barreto - 11 Jun 2020

The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic

There are limits to what a capitalist government can do in this crisis

Coronavirus Greg Dor - 13 May 2020

We need an entirely new way of doing things to put an end to poverty

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Financial sector increases its government debt to 22%

Tito’s budget tries to boost economic growth and arrest debt

The numbers don’t lie: Tito Mboweni must focus on the long game, experts say

Health experts call for a 20% hike in sugar tax

SIU to beef up security after investigators threatened during PPE probe

Business closures increase in December, according to Stats SA data

These are the vaccines South Africa could get

Professionalising the state is the only way to develop infrastructure

Sudan’s government gambles over fuel-subsidy cuts — and people pay the price

When politicians talk about ‘our people’, who are they referring to?

Why anti-corruption campaigns are bad for democracy

Government misses the mark on the recovery plan

Covidpreneurship: From corruption to rebuilding legitimacy and trust in our political leadership

Censorship, surveillance could be the biggest rights challenges post Covid-19

There are limits to what a capitalist government can do in this crisis

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