In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances
The chairs of parliament’s finance committees say the country is on a fiscal cliff and the minister has to make difficult choices in his budget this week
The proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa is an apparent about-turn from earlier plans that would have seen state firms fall under the control of his office
If it ruled, the party’s promotion of rightist free market fundamentalism would see industries such as vehicle manufacturing being destroyed
Labour representatives argue that the state airline just ‘expects 78% of workers to accept one week’s pay’ for each year worked
The Independent Development Trust’s board and the department of public works and infrastructure have agreed to devise an exit plan, which will see the entity closed by early next year
But to do so, it will have to provide genuine universal access to marginalised communities, including refugees and migrants
The business rescue practitioners say 29 of the fleet of 48 planes, various routes and inefficient services also need to go in the state-owned airline is to survive
SOEs must be dynamic growth enablers if they are to be deemed strategic assets for the economy
Sona was a mixed bag but there were some meaningful announcements
The poor condition of state-owned enterprises remains a blight on growth forecasts
Ramaphosa and his role model Nelson Mandela became presidents of South Africa in very trying times
I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action
The challenge to deliver a persuasive speech comes firstly in the context of intense doubts as to whether President Ramaphosa is truly in charge of the ANC
South Africa has a slew of service-delivery problems, most notably in the water and electricity sectors. The time for promises is over: what the country needs is action
The president is facing challenges at every turn, among them the economy, the state of SOEs and factionalism within the ANC. Only if Ramaphosa and his party work together will they be able to turn their declining fortunes around
State Security Agency still cannot produce the security clearance certificate required for the incumbent, Baptiste Dungu, to occupy the top post at the Onderstepoort Biological Products
Everyone has different solutions, but they all agree that time is running out — and Eskom is the priority
SAA is working to accommodate customers on its sister airlines after it cancelled flights due to low demand
The finance minister says despite the difficult fiscal environment, structural reforms are under way to put SA on a new growth path
It’s not clear whether President Ramaphosa can coordinate his ministers in a way that provides clarity about dealing with the country’s energy crisis
Citizens are cutting off their noses to spite their faces when they refuse to pay for certain public services – such as electricity
The chief executive has resigned but most unions are backing him and the board has yet to respond
State support of Eskom and other parastatals places the financial sector’s stability at risk
The state could raise a lot more money by limiting them but it would come at a socioeconomic cost
Will Moody’s, won’t Moody’s? The country’s wellbeing depends on a viable turnabout plan
The finance minister’s budget was not well received in some quarters
The abuse of state resources is devastating for the poor but it opens a door for people who often have no other way of getting ahead
Before President Ramaphosa begins his second State of the Nation address, senior M&G journalists unpack the challenges facing the president
The suggestion in the ANC’s election manifesto on prescribed assets has drawn fire
The Auditor General says over the last four years, more audit outcomes have regressed than improved
The former enterprises minister told the state capture inquiry that she believed Zuma thought she was a ‘hindrance’