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/ 20 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel says the global economic crisis is not likely to be over shortly.
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/ 18 February 2009
The extra R700-million for higher learning is a welome relief, write Primarashni Gower and Cornia Pretorius.
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/ 17 February 2009
The economic period ahead will be the most challenging yet faced by SA’s democracy. Lloyd Gedye reports.
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/ 16 February 2009
Faranaaz Parker looks at where Trevor Manuel’s plan hits and misses the mark when it comes to environmental reform.
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/ 16 February 2009
Uncertainty persists over the future of Trevor Manuel, but after last week’s budget speech, he will not go gentle into the good night of retirement.
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and US President Obama both like to get more bang from each buck.
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/ 12 February 2009
Land and agriculture got a lovely bonus from Trevor Manuel in his budget speech on Wednesday.
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/ 12 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Thursday the economy was not in recession. He said "as of now we are looking at positive growth".
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/ 12 February 2009
Policy intervention supported in the national budget will focus both on health and on more aggressively combating the causes of ill health.
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/ 11 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s 2009/10 budget tabled in the National Assembly on Wednesday has been broadly welcomed by political parties.
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/ 11 February 2009
Government expenditure in recreation and culture will decrease by more than 18% a year over the next three years.
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/ 11 February 2009
Trevor Manuel announced during his budget speech on Wednesday that the government will be spending R5,4-billion in the fight against crime.
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/ 11 February 2009
Proposed adjustment to the personal income tax schedules will provide relief of R13,6-billion to individual taxpayers, Manuel announced on Wednesday.
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/ 11 February 2009
The child support grant could soon be extended to children up to the age of 18 after the emergence of ”compelling new evidence”, Manuel said.
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/ 11 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s budget on Wednesday preached his age-old message of prudent fiscal policy, efficiency and sustainability.
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/ 11 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday that the Soccer World Cup will be one of the sources of output growth improvement in 2010.
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/ 11 February 2009
The national budget for 2009/10 could be Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s toughest since 1996 and could also be his last, according to Colen Garrow.
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/ 11 February 2009
According to Finance Minister Manuel, there will be R13,6-billion of tax relief for individuals in this year’s tax period. But don’t be fooled.
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/ 11 February 2009
Provincial health budgets are in the red, and are putting Trevor Manuel under intense pressure to ride to the rescue in his budget today.
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/ 11 February 2009
Greenies should approve Manuel’s environmental fiscal reforms, which include incentives for efficient energy use and clean development projects.
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/ 11 February 2009
SA ramped up spending in its 2009 budget but cut taxes to counter a global slowdown and boost an economy seen limping to its lowest rate of growth.
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/ 10 February 2009
SA is expected to launch a slew of spending to shore up its economy against the downturn when Finance Minister Trevor Manuel unveils his budget.
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/ 10 February 2009
The denouement of the ‘second transition’ is greatly anticipated, but it may contain elements of brutal ruthlessness.
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/ 9 February 2009
It may or may not be Trevor Manuel’s last budget speech, but it will almost certainly be the most important and the most difficult.
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/ 5 February 2009
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel will probably stick to his conservative fiscal stance next week, ignoring demands for a populist budget.
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/ 2 February 2009
Protectionism and the retreat of investments as a result of the world economic crisis are a threat to Africa, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel has said.
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/ 29 January 2009
The ANC has nominated Finance Minister Trevor Manuel high on a party list for Parliament, it was reported on Thursday.
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/ 27 January 2009
Pippa Green’s biography of South Africa’s finance minister is a real page-turner, says Anthony Egan.
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/ 25 January 2009
Revenue is falling. What will Trevor Manuel do in the next budget? Maya Fisher-French reports
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/ 23 January 2009
With the ANC’s electoral list-making process nearing finality, Jacob Zuma and his top officials must walk a fine line.
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/ 16 January 2009
The global economic crisis is stifling investment into Africa and will put heavy strain on the region, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Friday.
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/ 16 January 2009
African countries are experiencing significant capital outflows as a result of the global economic downturn, Trevor Manuel said on Friday.