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1 – 10 of 12However, the MTBPS relies even more heavily on getting powerful public-sector unions to agree to unprecedented wage freezes over the next three years, putting its credibility in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257211
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Although this was above market expectations and the economy has avoided entering a technical recession, fears persist over the slow pace of reforms by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246195
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Although President Muhammadu Buhari’s government recently touted its imminent passage, it has stalled again and will not pass until the first quarter of 2021 at the earliest. With…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257657
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The intervention by new President Cyril Ramaphosa's follows recent debilitating public protests and public-sector strikes. Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of embattled…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233796
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West African protectionism.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251053
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It also raises questions about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reform plan for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), crucial to growth prospects and the restoration of public finances, as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253386
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However, cuts to the social grants budget and a continued focus on the planned three-year wage freeze for civil servants has annoyed (among others) the ruling ANC's ‘Tripartite…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259790
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A former South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor and minister of labour, Mboweni faces a crucial first few weeks in his new post as the government attempts to placate rating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239138
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The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…
A week previously, new Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) showed a worrying deterioration in deficit and debt ratios. However, President…