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Dossier fuels fight for auditor watchdog’s top seat

Business Thando Maeko - 13 Nov 2020

A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing

SAA in talks to recoup R350-million in blocked funds from Zimbabwe

Business Thando Maeko - 21 Oct 2020

The cash-strapped national carrier is in the process of recouping its blocked funds from Zimbabwe, which could go towards financing the airline’s business rescue plan

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’

Government kickstarts the National Infrastructure Fund

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 17 Aug 2020

Treasury, the department of public works’ Infrastructure in South Africa, and the DBSA have signed a memorandum of agreement that mandates the bank to establish and manage the fund

IEC ready for elections despite budget and Covid setbacks

Politics Lester Kiewit - 7 Jul 2020

The Electoral Commission of South Africa said next year's local government elections will go ahead despite the pandemic as it has plans in place to keep employees and voters safe

Mogajane: SA will stay on growth path

Article Thando Maeko - 29 Apr 2020

Government’s response to the coronavirus is unlikely to counteract the expected sharp decline of the country’s gross domestic product

Covid-19 economic relief package gets a R800-billion boost

Article Tshegofatso Mathe & Thando Maeko - 24 Apr 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19

Budget 2020 — Tito squares up to unions with wage cuts

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 26 Feb 2020

Finance minister warns “we cannot have all things we want at the same time” and tables cuts in things like the public wage bill in a R1.84 trillion budget

Sars expects to collect less revenue for the year

Article Thando Maeko - 26 Feb 2020

The revenue service is expecting another year of tax undercollection thanks to weak economic growth and strained consumers.

Moody’s axe likely to fall on ordinary South Africans

Article Thando Maeko - 26 Feb 2020

The ratings agency is scheduled to announce its decision on a possible downgrade of SA credit worthiness on March 27

Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

Article Makhanda Ka Lima - 19 Feb 2020

Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements

Cosatu has a plan to save Eskom

Article Kevin Davie - 30 Jan 2020

The union federation says urgent, bold action is needed to keep the state-owned utility (and South Africa) going

Treasury is still seeking SAA funds

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 24 Jan 2020

The government has committed an additional R2-billion to the airline, but has yet to pay it out

Reserve bank unanimously decides to cut the repo rate

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 16 Jan 2020

The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee has unanimously decided to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points, to 6.25%. This is...

Ahead of WEF, Mboweni will have to assure investors that the country does have power

Business Thando Maeko - 16 Jan 2020

The finance minister says despite the difficult fiscal environment, structural reforms are under way to put SA on a new growth path

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Dossier fuels fight for auditor watchdog’s top seat

SAA in talks to recoup R350-million in blocked funds from Zimbabwe

Government misses the mark on the recovery plan

Government kickstarts the National Infrastructure Fund

IEC ready for elections despite budget and Covid setbacks

Mogajane: SA will stay on growth path

Covid-19 economic relief package gets a R800-billion boost

Budget 2020 — Tito squares up to unions with wage cuts

Sars expects to collect less revenue for the year

Moody’s axe likely to fall on ordinary South Africans

Ramaphosa bets big on infrastructure to boost economy

Cosatu has a plan to save Eskom

Treasury is still seeking SAA funds

Reserve bank unanimously decides to cut the repo rate

Ahead of WEF, Mboweni will have to assure investors that the country does have power

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