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Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Source: Wikipedia.

Finance

Budget 2025: Balancing growth and fiscal sustainability

13 Feb 2025

Source: iStock.

NHI

Opposition mounts against NHI Bill

15 May 2024

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had some tough love for the SOEs

Mining

#BudgetSpeech2024: Mining industry’s struggle amid economic challenges

22 Feb 2024

Thousands of unplaced high school learners in the Western Cape

Primary & Secondary Education

Thousands of unplaced high school learners in the Western Cape

Ella Morrison, Kimberly Mutandiro, Joseph Bracken 24 Jan 2024

Source: iStock.

Economy

Energy crisis at heart of Godongwana's national treasury budget vote

18 May 2023

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Retailers

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Tarek Amara and Jihed Abidellaoui 9 Sep 2022

Remuneration & Payroll

Govt to review personnel spending to reduce public service wage bill

12 Nov 2021

Source: ©Anke van Wyk

Economy

Eskom failure to keep the lights on dims the rand

10 Nov 2021

Source: ©Natalya Buzuevskaya

Economy

MTBPS focus: managing Eskom remains key

Tendani Mantshimuli 8 Nov 2021

Public sector unions sign wage deal

Labour Law & Unions

Public sector unions sign wage deal

28 Jul 2021

Another recession unlikely for now, but we still need to take our medicine to achieve sustainable growth

Economy

Another recession unlikely for now, but we still need to take our medicine to achieve sustainable growth

Maarten Ackerman 11 Mar 2021

Positive budget welcome news for homeowners and consumers

Markets & Investment

Positive budget welcome news for homeowners and consumers

Samuel Seeff 24 Feb 2021

Nazrien Kader, group head of tax, Old Mutual

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2021: Moment for contemplation, followed by a leap of faith

Nazrien Kader 23 Feb 2021

Albertus Marais

Trends

#BizTrends2021: 'Wealth tax' unlikely to be government policy in near future as pressure on tax base mounts

Albertus Marais 6 Jan 2021

The SA economy in 2021 - Looking into the crystal ball

Economy

The SA economy in 2021 - Looking into the crystal ball

Raymond Parsons 30 Dec 2020

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Economy

Have our politicians forgotten the legal principle of common cause?

Andrea Rademeyer, Issued by Ask Afrika 4 Nov 2020

Carrie Norden, tax specialist, Allan Gray

Taxation & Regulation

The taxman cometh, so be prepared

19 Aug 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

Economy

Escaping the hippo's jaws: Mboweni's broad strokes emergency budget

25 Jun 2020

Unprecedented times for tax revenue collection

Economy

Unprecedented times for tax revenue collection

Sharon Smulders 24 Jun 2020

Moody's downgrade hits as lockdown begins

Markets & Investment

Moody's downgrade hits as lockdown begins

30 Mar 2020

How the 2020 budget will affect the SME sector

SMEs

How the 2020 budget will affect the SME sector

6 Mar 2020

South Africa’s finance minister, Tito Mboweni, ahead of his budget speech. EPA/Nic Bothma

Budget Speech

Budget shows treasury is desperately short of ideas to fix South Africa's economic woes

Seán Mfundza Muller 28 Feb 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2020: Experts deliver their verdict

27 Feb 2020

#Budget2020: Adjustment in transfer duty threshold a welcome move

Markets & Investment

#Budget2020: Adjustment in transfer duty threshold a welcome move

Dr Andrew Golding 27 Feb 2020

Smokers and drinkers are likely to feel the pinch. Image source: Getty/Gallo

Budget Speech

Mboweni's tough juggling act

26 Feb 2020

Fitch maintains SA BB+ rating

Markets & Investment

Fitch maintains SA BB+ rating

19 Dec 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Budget Speech

#MTBPS2019: Outlook remains stormy, experts say

31 Oct 2019

Maarten Ackerman, chief economist and advisory partner, Citadel

Budget Speech

#MTBPS2019: Cutting the bloat

Maarten Ackerman 31 Oct 2019

Martin van Staden

Energy

Change the law, implement vouchers, to end Eskom's disastrous monopoly

Martin van Staden 17 Oct 2019

Moody’s, the only rating agency that keeps South Africa above junk, is scheduled to review its credit rating in November 2019. Shutterstock

Markets & Investment

South Africa close to 'junk status' from all three rating agencies. What would follow?

Misheck Mutize & Sean Gossel 23 Aug 2019

Maarten Ackerman

Markets & Investment

GDP horror show

Maarten Ackerman 10 Jun 2019

Maarten Ackerman

Markets & Investment

3 key post-election investor questions for Ramaphosa

Maarten Ackerman 14 May 2019

How 4IR could boost public service delivery and rein in costs

Data & Analytics

How 4IR could boost public service delivery and rein in costs

2 May 2019

Papering over the cracks

Budget Speech

Papering over the cracks

22 Feb 2019

#BudgetSpeech2019: No quick fix for SA's Budget, but there's some hope

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2019: No quick fix for SA's Budget, but there's some hope

Dr Andrew Golding 21 Feb 2019

Isaah Mhlanga, executive chief economist, Alexander Forbes

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2019: Structural reforms outweigh decimal points deteriorations in the figures

Isaah Mhlanga 20 Feb 2019

#MTBPS2018: Short-term pain for long-term growth

Taxation & Regulation

#MTBPS2018: Short-term pain for long-term growth

25 Oct 2018

How to reduce the risk of payroll fraud in Africa

HR Tools & Software

How to reduce the risk of payroll fraud in Africa

Bruce van Wyk 23 Aug 2018

Govt determined to conclude wage negotiations

Labour Law & Unions

Govt determined to conclude wage negotiations

17 May 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Biz Fin Focus

Ramaphosa's to do list: seven economic policy areas that will shift the dial

Alan Hirsch 10 Apr 2018

DA says freezing public sector salary increases will cancel need for VAT hike

Management & Leadership

DA says freezing public sector salary increases will cancel need for VAT hike

Linda Ensor 1 Mar 2018

Cuts intend to slash public service jobs

Talent Acquisition

Cuts intend to slash public service jobs

Carol Paton and Asha Speckman 27 Oct 2016

#MTBPS2016: Solid effort, but nothing exciting

Budget Speech

#MTBPS2016: Solid effort, but nothing exciting

Johann Els 27 Oct 2016

Finance minister produces pragmatic Budget

Finance

Finance minister produces pragmatic Budget

Sanisha Packirisamy and Herman van Papendorp 2 Mar 2015

Treasury's credibility to ensure fiscal sustainability at stake

Finance

Treasury's credibility to ensure fiscal sustainability at stake

Sanisha Packirisamy 23 Feb 2015