A growth-oriented bid-term budget statement would go a long way towards creating a fertile environment for new investments
The unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal has deepened the country’s unemployment crisis as the government mulls additional relief funding
The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is
The president’s R500-billion economic package offers a new deal for desperate South Africans across the class divide
This policy statement highlights the difficult economic and fiscal choices confronting us over the medium term, the finance minister said
Much of the MTBPS was finalised before Mboweni’s appointment was announced following the resignation of his predecessor Nhlanhla Nene
To make it work, politicians must stop meddling and people with expertise must be brought in
Complex factors influence the prices of electricity, petrol and water, but the state still has wiggle room
The president intends to rescue the economy with infrastructure, accountability and investors
The package has echoes of previous promises but ministers say that this time they will be kept
Cyril Ramaphosa has to get his entire Cabinet and the ruling ANC to pull in the same direction to make it work
The ratings agency also flagged the recent rand depreciation as something which could complicate policy meant to tackle low GDP growth
President Ramaphosa on Friday announced a raft of measures in an effort to reignite growth, restore investor confidence and create jobs
President Cyril Ramaphosa promises a ‘fundamentally’ transformed approach to the rollout of infrastructure projects in his new stimulus package
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the highly-anticipated economic stimulus and recovery plan on Friday
One estimate suggests about R60-billion is needed to kickstart the economy, but the fiscus is already overstretched
A broken economy: China’s R370bn gift to Cyril. This and more in this week’s M&G
Our politics editor Matuma Letsoalo elaborates on a story he wrote about what could be holding SA back economically and what needs to be done
The South African economy contracted by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2018, following a revised 2.6% contraction in the first quarter
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/ 9 February 2009
Well, it’s already happened. Barely two weeks into the job and President Barack Obama has compromised fundamental principles.