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‘They must finish their work’: Mboweni says no more cash for...
A hawkish National Treasury led by finance minister Tito Mboweni will not be allocating any new money to the Zondo commission of inquiry, despite...
Infrastructure development, sanitary towels and sin tax: 5 key quotes from...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni said the government has set aside R791.2bn for infrastructure development and has already partnered with the private sector and other...
‘Corrupt rats and mice’ must be booted out of the ANC,...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has expressed that those found guilty of corruption should be booted out of the ANC.
This week, on Twitter, Mboweni said...
Scopa wants open tender system for storage and distribution of Covid...
Parliament's standing committee on public accounts (Scopa) wants an open tender system for the storage and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine.
In a statement on...
‘Stop playing around, flirting with Malema’: DA MPs hit back at...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni recently tweeted himself into hot water when he accused DA “loud mouths” of spreading misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine, saying...
‘Zuma has again avoided accountability for his conduct’: Zondo commission slams...
Jacob Zuma’s defiance of the state capture commission was “a blatant violation of the foundational constitutional value of accountability, which underpins the rule of...
Big victory for state as unions lose bid to force public...
The government argued that the agreement was unlawful as the state never had the money to implement it, which the court has now agreed...
Covid-19: SA to pay R500m for access to vaccines to protect...
SA is going with the COVAX global Covid-19 vaccine distribution scheme, with a committed purchase for 10% of its population of 58m, a senior...
Buddy, can you spare a billion? SA’s Elon Musk becomes world’s...
Next time SAA needs a few billion for its bottomless money pit, it could try asking one of SA's most famous sons for help.
Elon...
From ‘coincidental’ meetings to embarrassed officials: 5 stories about Bushiri’s escape
Fugitives Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary continue to make headlines after the couple skipped the country for Malawi while facing charges of fraud,...
Neighbourly Notes – 15 October 2020
IT’S day 203 of the national lockdown that began on March 27 and was expected to last for just 28 days. Now, at Level...
Restoring SA’s economy tops agenda of SOE council chaired by Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa chaired a virtual inaugural meeting of the Presidential State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Council on Thursday in a bid to strengthen the framework...
IN QUOTES | Tito Mboweni defends R10.5bn allocated for SAA
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has defended the R10.5bn funding allocated for SAA, saying it is not a bailout.
Mboweni, who was briefing parliament’s portfolio committee...
Unions and Tito Mboweni at odds over ‘talks’
Finance minister Tito Mboweni insisted on Thursday that the government has held “a multipronged conversation” with trade unions to lay the groundwork for a...
Taxes will increase as government needs extra R5bn in 2021/22
The government is projecting tax increases of R5bn in the next financial year as decreasing tax revenue and increasing debt to fund high spending...
Corruption in SA was not born in 2012, says Duduzane Zuma
Former president Jacob Zuma’s son, Duduzane, on Thursday said he agreed with his father that the state capture commission, led by deputy chief justice...
Tito Mboweni lashes DA over SAA ‘zombie’ comments
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has rejected criticism by the DA that he buckled under pressure by allocating R10.5bn to finance the SAA business rescue...
Here’s what’s in Tito Mboweni’s medium-term budget
Departments losing out to SAA features highly, as does a long-term plan for bringing down the country’s debt burden
The National Treasury has put the...
Temporary social grant increases to stop
The government will no longer continue with the temporary increases to social grants which were introduced to mitigate the economic effects of Covid-19 on...
EFF calls on businesses to make sure 60% of employees are...
EFF leader Julius Malema has called on businesses to make sure at least 60% of their staff are South Africans.
Malema was at pains to...
Sassa not taking new applications for R350 Covid-19 relief grant yet
The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) is currently not taking new applications for the R350 Covid-19 relief grant.
This is according to Sassa spokesperson Paseka...
Ramaphosa’s advisers say SA’s plans to reduce debt are too ambitious
The government's plans to curb rising public debt are too ambitious, says a team of local and international economic advisers to President Cyril Ramaphosa....
Teachers, nurses and doctors are expected to join one-day walkout
Services such as health care and education are expected to be disrupted on Wednesday as public sector workers down tools and stay at home...
‘Leave the hair debate alone & focus on a recovery plan’:...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni's attempt to start a debate on the use of wigs has received a cold reception from many, including One SA...
ANC liable for at least R260k for trip on air force...
The DA says the ANC is liable for about R260,000 of the costs incurred when its senior members used an air force jet to travel...
Hammered by the economy, fledglings move back in with mom and...
Just as they've left the nest, many young South Africans are moving back home again as the economy shrinks - taking with it their...
‘Anarchy is not the motive force of transformation’: Tito Mboweni on...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has taken exception to the Clicks shutdown led by the EFF.
The beauty and health retailer made headlines after its stores...
‘It is a great honour, but I am a difficult fella’:...
Outspoken finance minister Tito Mboweni has opened up about working with and for presidents during his more than 25-year career in politics.
Mboweni took to...
Eskom fails to meet conditions attached to R59bn bailout
Eskom has failed to meet some of the conditions attached to the R59bn it received from the government last year to service its debt...
Attacks on ANC, 9 years of destruction & ‘intelligence files’: Tito...
Finance minister Tito Mboweni is topping the trends list on Twitter, not for his cooking skills or shoes, but a late-night rant about “attacks...