State Owned Entities
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Call for Minister of Transport to act against Transnet executives
Labour organisations are calling for the immediate suspension of Transnet Port Terminals CEO Jabu Mdaki and his executive team, alleging that internal investigations into R824m…
Mid-term budget: ‘Tough love’ for Post Office, which faces liquidation
The treasury also did not allocate new funds to other struggling state-owned entities such as Denel, Transnet, the Land Bank and the South African National Roads Agency
Trevor Manuel: Pravin Gordhan bowed out with courage
The former finance minister recalled Gordhan’s role in mobilising broad-based protest against apartheid and state capture
SOE holding company: Mission-led or mission impossible?
Reforming governance has proved to be a Sisyphean task. If done right, a new state holding company could be the final push
I am an active SOE shareholder – Gordhan
The public enterprises minister responds to coverage about his conduct at state firms
The Fiscal Cliff | State-owned entities: A war zone between political and economic elites
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
The Fiscal Cliff | Eskom: The fiscal monster the treasury can’t vanquish
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
Pravin Gordhan: ‘This job requires resilience’
In an interview, the public enterprises minister outlined the challenges implicit in turning around state-owned entities
It’s clear that state-owned entities can’t be turned around by politics
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
South Africa’s economy hangs in the balance as energy crisis persists
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said ending blackouts is at the top of the government’s priorities as the country grapples with tough economic conditions
Eastern Cape receives the most clean audits in its history
A total of 128 auditees out of 424 received clean audit status, according to auditor general Tsakani Maluleke
Controversial government spending cuts ‘paid off’
Fiscal consolidation is drawing to a close as the public purse was boosted by commodities, but the treasury will probably continue exercising restraint
Godongwana: Government can’t walk away from Eskom, Transnet
The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement had to balance the fiscal risk of state-owned entities and the threat their collapse posed for the economy
R57-billion: How the Guptas played Monopoly with state money
The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities
Will business come to the table for Cyril to meet his 100-day promise?
Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually…