Claims totalling more than R5.8-billion had already been paid out to businesses
Small businesses are on their knees
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The bank’s chief risk officer says banks can’t stand on the sidelines of the climate crisis debate
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Serame Taukobong says, if done right, the auction of new broadband spectrum will help level the playing field
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Treasury officials will model the effect of the grant on the fiscus if the need arises
Land that cost less than R1m in 2007 was bought by the Eastern Cape government just six years later for R23m, despite a land claim case hanging over it. And then the building tender went sour…
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The new finance minister has a difficult task, but analysts say his political capital will help him hold a hard line on state spending
Fed-up residents and businesses are turning to the courts to get their local councils to take action on power outages, sewage overflows, unrepaired roads and other failures to deliver services
As more vaccines arrive in the country, South Africa could administer 420 000 doses a day
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Amendments to offset regulations published on 8 July give clarity on big emitters carrying old carbon credits to a new framework
Analysts agree that economic relief for the poor is needed but are split on whether a grant should be permanent and whether it is affordable
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There will be no state of emergency, but authorities are working to bring instigators of the week’s violence to book, the president said on Friday night
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago makes a case for a lower target, though the trade union federation prefers job creation
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The South African Reserve Bank governor believes the state has to spur growth, restore the country’s public finances and arrest debt to escape the economic slump
Hundreds of millions meant for much-needed housing development remains unaccounted for
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The master plan to rescue the industry means that at least 80% of sugar consumption will come from South African farms and millers
After 18 months under administration, the loss-making airline has been cleared for takeoff
The businessman alleges that money from a heritage fund meant for the poor has been stolen. But treasury and the Reserve Bank have called the fund a scam
A scaled-down labour inspectorate will leave vulnerable workers at the mercy of ‘unscrupulous employers’
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The sector was badly hit by credit losses, but strong capital buffers have kept it from spiralling
The fund – the main safety net for unemployed workers – will run at an almost R20-billion deficit
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Last year, the finance minister noted that increased government spending has failed to promote growth over the past decade
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has the difficult task of kick-starting a stalled economy while also cutting on spending
A new data release shows that employment may have reached pre-Covid-19 levels. Still, many who’ve lost their jobs have not managed to get back to work
A whistleblower says the former boss of the auditing regulatory body is behind a campaign to have its new chief executive sent packing
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, 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’
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
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
Government’s response to the coronavirus is unlikely to counteract the expected sharp decline of the country’s gross domestic product
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has outlined the fiscal and monetary policy interventions implemented by the government in its fight against Covid-19
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