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…
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
The former finance minister recalled Gordhan’s role in mobilising broad-based protest against apartheid and state capture
Reforming governance has proved to be a Sisyphean task. If done right, a new state holding company could be the final push
The public enterprises minister responds to coverage about his conduct at state firms
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
In an interview, the public enterprises minister outlined the challenges implicit in turning around state-owned entities
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said ending blackouts is at the top of the government’s priorities as the country grapples with tough economic conditions
A total of 128 auditees out of 424 received clean audit status, according to auditor general Tsakani Maluleke
Fiscal consolidation is drawing to a close as the public purse was boosted by commodities, but the treasury will probably continue exercising restraint
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
The largest sources of state capture money were Transnet and Eskom, two of South Africa’s most fragile state-owned entities
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…
