Funding, collaboration and innovation can improve the skills and prospects of young South Africans
		
	 
	
		
		Eskom, Transnet and the public sector wage bill will feature large in next week’s medium-term budget policy statement
		
	 
	
		
		The central bank has been criticised for hiking interest rates to the detriment of employment
		
	 
	
		
		Enoch Godongwana’s first medium-term budget policy statement includes more funding local government, but with more terms and conditions for after service delivery failures cost the ANC dearly at the polls
		
	 
	
		
		Experts offer their advice about what Finance Minister Tito Mboweni should focus on in next week’s budget speech
		
	 
	
		
		The richest 10% of South Africans own over 85% of all private wealth and a once-off 25% tax would reduce government debt by more than half. Imagine what a five-year wealth tax could do
		
	 
	
		
		The mid-term budget policy statement delivered by the finance minister proposes cutting all non-interest spending by R300-billion.