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Contingency reserves won’t be spent on Eskom and Transnet: Godongwana: South Africa will use future drawdowns of its Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency ...
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South Africa Finance Minister Says New Fiscal Rules Are Key to Rein In Debt: South Africa’s finance minister said introducing fiscal rules make sense ...
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Investors confident ANC will remain in charge, says finance minister: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says investors are confident that the ANC will remain in ...
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Ramaphosa picks Mampho Modise as deputy Reserve Bank governor: The president reappointed Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago, as well as deputy governors ...
mg.co.za/business/2024-03-15-ramaphosa-picks-mampho-modise-as-deputy-reserve-bank-governor/
Government workers to receive salary increases on April 1: Minister Noxolo Kiviet said the increase would ease the pressure facing servants in their personal ...
iol.co.za/news/politics/government-workers-to-receive-salary-increases-on-april-1-b4fef45a-65dd-4c4c-994f-05dd04981991
Investors are confident the ANC will remain in charge, says finance minister Enoch Godongwana, in the #SundayTimesZA tomorrow.
South Africa’s 2024 Budget Gives ANC Leeway Before May 29 Election: With three months to go before elections, South Africa’s finance minister delivered a budget ...
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Money Is in Short Supply as Crunch Vote Looms in South Africa: Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where ...
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Quick Glance: South Africa Boosts Welfare Grants Before May Election
- South Africa's Finance Minister has increased welfare payments for over 18 million people ahead of the upcoming election.
- The ruling ANC faces a challenge as opposition parties aim to double social grants.
- Economic constraints limit government flexibility despite pressure to reduce the budget deficit.
- The Finance Minister announced raises in payments for the elderly, veterans, and disabled to maintain voter satisfaction.
BUDGET 2024 | R251bn to cover public servants' wage increases: The government will spend R251bn in the coming financial year to cover public-sector wage ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2024-02-21-budget-2024-r251bn-to-cover-public-servants-wage-increases/
South Africa’s Godongwana Says 2024 Budget No Election Giveaway: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said his 2024 budget wasn’t designed to curry ...
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Paid articlePaid SA can’t beg, borrow or steal its way to a prosperous future: The government needs to spend in the right areas to generate economic growth — and the jobs that ...
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Paid articlePaid BUDGET 2024 | Multinationals to be taxed more: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the National Treasury plans to introduce R8bn worth of tax ...
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POLL | Are you expecting good news from Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech?: Do you think Enoch Godongwana's budget speech will have some good news?
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Move to tap forex reserve is ‘sensible’: Commentators are cautiously positive about the treasury’s decision to use the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency ...
mg.co.za/business/2024-02-23-move-to-tap-forex-reserve-is-sensible/
#Budget2024 : Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, delivered the 2024 Budget Speech. He outlined sin tax increases, social grants increases, VAT, Eskom debt relief ... Show more mg.co.za/tag/2024-budget/
Godongwana’s big offshore boo-boo: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has admitted that the National Treasury made a mistake when it allowed pension funds and ...
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University of Pretoria workers’ strike gives students a bitter taste of the reality of SA’s paradoxes
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-23-university-of-pretoria-workers-strike-gives-students-a-bitter-taste-of-the-reality-of-sas-paradoxes/
South Africa Central Bank Says Spending Misses Pose Risk to Lower Inflation: Persistent, weak South African economic growth and difficulty in sticking to ...
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Paid articlePaid Finance Minister Godongwana (finally) shows SOEs some tough love: State-owned enterprises were given no new bailouts in a surprise move by the finance minister
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Budget 2024: Transnet gets R47 billion boost to support their recovery plan, sort out debt
iol.co.za/business/budget-2024-transnet-gets-r47-billion-boost-to-support-their-recovery-plan-sort-out-debt-2165855a-228e-49f3-8f1e-58ff6c638eed
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says they were waiting for the Department of Health to give them more information on the doctors who needed to be absorbed by ... Show more
Home Affairs blunder could cost taxpayers R500m: A liquidated company is fighting to get home affairs to pay the years old debt owed to them
mg.co.za/news/2024-02-16-home-affairs-blunder-could-cost-taxpayers-r500m/
NHI plans to revitalise hospitals: A proposed R6.9 billion is to be allocated over the next three years to prepare for the rollout of the system across the ...
mg.co.za/business/2024-02-21-nhi-plans-to-revitalise-hospitals/
Panyaza Lesufi says process to scrap e-tolls will begin next month: By March 31 the process to switch off and de-link will begin and e-tolls will be history in ...
timeslive.co.za/motoring/news/2024-02-19-panyaza-lesufi-says-process-to-scrap-e-tolls-will-begin-next-month/
No major tax shocks expected in Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has warned that Budget 2024 will need to propose tax measures ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-15-budget-2024-no-major-tax-shocks-expected-in-ministers-speech/
Budget 2024: Godongwana urged to implement reforms, invest in infrastructure: Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will deliver his Budget amid a tough economic ...
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ANC revives talk of prescribed assets: The ANC wants retirement funds and other asset managers to be compelled by law to invest in infrastructure projects and ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/news/politics/2024-02-25-anc-revives-talk-of-prescribed-assets/
Paid articlePaid How to squeeze the taxpayer in an election year: Godongwana didn’t hike the personal income tax rate, but inflation will give him the cash just the same
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Paid articlePaid Doubling sugar tax will help starving children: NGO’s plea to Godongwana: The tax works out to about 10% of the cost of sugary drinks
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Paid articlePaid BUDGET 2024 | Godongwana leaves fuel levies alone but increases carbon tax slightly
timeslive.co.za/motoring/news/2024-02-21-budget-2024-godongwana-leaves-fuel-levies-alone-but-increases-carbon-tax-slightly/
Post-Budget analysis with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, RMB Chief Economist, Isaah Mhlanga, and Managing Director Deloitte Africa Tax and Legal ... Show more
South African Consumer Mood Improves on Fewer Power Outages: South African consumer confidence improved slightly in the first quarter of 2024 amid brighter ...
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Paid articlePaid Move to tap forex reserve is ‘sensible’: Commentators are cautiously positive about the treasury’s decision to use the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency ...
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Minister Enoch Godongwana will on Thursday deliver a keynote address at a post-Budget Analysis event hosted by Rand Merchant Bank in partnership with the ... Show more
BUDGET 2024 | Drinkers and smokers to pay more: Faced with dwindling tax revenue amidst rising spending requirements, finance minister Enoch Godongwana has hit ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2024-02-21-budget-2024-drinkers-and-smokers-to-pay-more/
RMB, in partnership with the Sunday Times, invites you to join us online for a discussion with finance minister Enoch Godongwana on Thursday, February 22 2024 ... Show more
Public sector wages, grants get 60% of the Budget: In a clear bid to make this a people-friendly Budget in an election year, 60% of the Budget – R3 ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-21-budget-grants-public-sector-wages-get-60/
Godongwana chose SA over playing politics: In an election year where appeasing the majority may have been the preferred course of action ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/opinion/2024-02-25-godongwana-chose-sa-over-playing-politics/
Paid articlePaid Consumers cannot afford fuel levy hikes, says AA: The Automobile Association (AA) says finance minister Enoch Godongwana must think carefully about the negative ...
timeslive.co.za/motoring/news/2024-02-20-consumers-cannot-afford-fuel-levy-hikes-says-aa/
Motoring sector finally gets 150% rebate on investment in new electric vehicles, but only in 2026
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-21-budget-150-rebate-on-investment-in-electric-vehicles-in-2026/
A deep dive into Godongwana’s 'difficult' 2024 budget: SPONSORED | Highlights of the recent RMB Think Budget breakfast forum, an insightful post-budget ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2024-03-05-native-a-deep-dive-into-godongwanas-difficult-2024-budget/
BUDGET 2024 | R350 grant extended, could increase this year: This as 60% of what government spends, after servicing debt, goes to the social wage.
timeslive.co.za/politics/budget-2024-or-r350-grant-extended-could-increase-this-year/
Sin Tax: Vaping, smoking and drinking will cost Mzansi much more - Budget 2024: Government said that it has proposed an increase on excise duties on alcoholic ...
iol.co.za/business/sin-tax-vaping-smoking-and-drinking-will-cost-mzansi-much-more-budget-2024-f78c2fde-57ed-445b-b1b4-82f2adecbe23
South Africa is heading straight for the IMF: The country’s finances are in a parlous state, and we are galloping headlong towards a debt trap ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/business/opinion/2024-02-18-south-africa-is-heading-straight-for-the-imf/
Paid articlePaid Godongwana must tell the truth in his budget speech for a change: Iraj Abedian, chair of Pan-African Capital Holdings, says finance minister Enoch ...
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Paid articlePaid Cough up, South Africa — smoking and drinking will now cost you more: Unhealthy habits will hurt you even more in the pocket, following Finance Minister Enoch ...
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The budget dialogue: The Sunday Times, in partnership with RMB and Mkokeli Advisory, hosted a dialogue on the budget tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2024-02-25-the-budget-dialogue/
Paid articlePaid Global minimum corporate tax to bring in R8bn in 2026/27: To bolster its corporate tax base, a global minimum corporate tax will be implemented in South Africa ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-21-global-minimum-corporate-tax-to-bring-in-r8bn-in-2026-27/
Godongwana’s ‘shadow boxing’ masks deep financial crisis: OPINION: Godongwana was cagey on where the government would get the money to fund the unsustainable ...
iol.co.za/saturday-star/politics/godongwanas-shadow-boxing-masks-deep-financial-crisis-170118af-2f3e-4fbe-92b0-e81cebe339f0
Boost for education sector — but half will be swallowed by salaries: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the increase in the education budget accommodated R25 ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-21-boost-for-education-sector-but-half-will-be-swallowed-by-salaries/
‘Our patients bear the true cost’ of shoestring budgets: jobless junior doctors: Hot in the heels of unemployed doctors’ march to KZN offices, a Western Cape ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/news/2024-02-18-our-patients-bear-the-true-cost-of-shoestring-budgets-jobless-junior-doctors/
Paid articlePaid Expect some taxing measures: Don’t expect any tax relief in this budget; the opposite is more likely
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Paid articlePaid Phaahla announces hundreds of unemployed doctors will be hired by April: Minister of Health Joe Phaahla said they were working with National Treasury officials ...
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Economics standing on its head: The rand has taken a steep dive against the dollar, the pound and the euro since finance minister Enoch Godongwana presented his ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2024-02-25-economics-standing-on-its-head/
Paid articlePaid From fighting the inflation tiger to squeezing the inflation tighter — a change may be coming soon
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Inside the Gauteng government’s scramble to end the e-toll system: During his 2024 State of the Province Address (Sopa) on 19 February, Gauteng Premier Panyaza ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-29-road-ahead-unclear-as-gauteng-premiers-deadline-to-end-e-tolls-looms/
WATCH | Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, recently presented the 2024 Budget Speech. M&G Economics Editor, Sarah Smit ... Show more #Budget2024 mg.co.za/tag/2024-budget/
South Africa to Hold National Elections May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa Says: South Africa will hold elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa said ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Mark Your Calendar - President Cyril Ramaphosa Announces SA Election Day
- South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa revealed the election date on Tuesday night.
- The official proclamation of the date will be in the Government Gazette.
- Voter registration will cease once the date is proclaimed.
Godongwana’s climate-change measures are laudable but insufficient, say experts: Enoch Godongwana’s 2024 Budget recognised climate change as a fiscal threat ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-25-godongwanas-climate-change-measures-are-laudable-but-insufficient-say-experts/
With South Africa’s budget deficit widening, the government is considering tapping a $26 billion reserve fund. Should it go ahead? trib.al/oLO6uFb
South Africa to Release Report on Assessment of Eskom's Coal Plants: South Africa will release a report on the state of coal-fired power plants owned by ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-21/south-africa-to-release-report-on-assessemnt-of-coal-plants
Social wage bill consumes R1.2 trillion of government revenue: Additional funds have been allocated to pay teachers, doctors, nurses and police officers but ...
mg.co.za/business/2024-02-22-social-wage-bill-consumes-r1-2-trillion-of-government-revenue/
This week — 2024 Budget speech, World Day of Social Justice and public lecture on ‘Understanding Polycrisis’
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-19-this-week-in-civil-society-budget-world-day-of-social-justice/
Reserves Drawdown Is Wildcard in South Africa’s Election Budget: Enoch Godongwana needs to conjure an annual budget that balances spending pressures stemming ...
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South Africa May Need to Hike VAT in Next Week’s Budget, PwC Says: South Africa’s National Treasury may have to hike value-added tax on some goods and services ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/south-africa-may-need-to-hike-vat-in-next-week-s-budget-pwc-says
Paid articlePaid South Africa's Nedbank Says Tax Hikes Pointless in Weak Economy: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s plans to raise additional taxes as he ...
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Paid articlePaid Delinking from the West is critical for SA, says Godongwana: The finance minister was speaking on a panel in Davos about the expansion of Brics
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Davos 2024: South Africa’s Godongwana Says No Imminent Plan to Tap Reserves: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana played down the likelihood of a ...
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Paid articlePaid Delinking from the West is critical for SA, says Godongwana: The finance minister was speaking on a panel in Davos about the expansion of Brics
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Enoch Godongwana bribe claims are unlawful, spurious, court finds: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has succeeded in his urgent application in the Johannesburg ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2024-01-26-enoch-godongwana-bribe-claims-are-unlawful-spurious-court-finds/
Genocide case unlikely to dent SA’s investment case at Davos: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana noted that South Africa’s position on Israel’s occupation of ...
mg.co.za/business/2024-01-11-genocide-case-unlikely-to-dent-sas-investment-case-at-davos/
Genocide case unlikely to dent SA’s investment case at Davos: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana noted that South Africa’s position on Israel’s occupation of ...
mg.co.za/business/2024-01-11-genocide-case-unlikely-to-dent-sas-investment-case-at-davos/
The Thuja businessman being sued for defamation by finance minister Enoch Godongwana says he can’t name his source because his life is in danger ... Show more #SundayTimesZA
Godongwana undecided about Transnet cash injection, cites template of failed Eskom bailouts
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-11-godongwana-undecided-about-transnet-cash-injection-cites-template-of-failed-eskom-bailouts/
South Africa Championing AfCFTA Within Expanded BRICS, Ramaphosa to Present Vision
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SA Institution of the Year runners-up: The Constitutional Court and SA Revenue Service
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-28-sa-institution-of-the-year-runners-up-the-constitutional-court-and-sa-revenue-service/
Invisible Africa — is the continent’s presence at Davos fading?: In an interview, South Africa’s delegation leader and finance minister, Enoch Godongwana ...
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-01-21-invisible-africa-is-the-continents-presence-at-davos-fading/
South Africa’s Godongwana Warns of Difficult Budget Next Month: South Africa’s finance minister warned that next month’s budget will be a “difficult one” as the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-15/south-africa-s-godongwana-warns-of-difficult-budget-next-month
South Africa’s Finance Minister Weighs Transnet Cash Injection: South Africa’s National Treasury is considering whether a cash injection is needed to fully fix ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-11/south-africa-s-finance-minister-weighs-transnet-cash-injection
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