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South Africa may struggle to deliver a credible budget

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SOUTH AFRICA

Facing major shortfalls in tax collections, the Treasury has therefore requested government departments to implement immediate spending cuts and has recommended far-reaching…

Ramaphosa’s union struggles could determine rebound

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SOUTH AFRICA

This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…

South African budget plans may prove too ambitious

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, 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…

South Africa state firm infighting to mar governance

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: State firm infighting to mar governance

South African entrenched interests could stifle reform

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SOUTH AFRICA

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…

Moody’s outlook change heralds South African tussles

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Moody's decision heralds key tussles

South African airline vote will prompt funding tussle

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Airline vote will prompt funding tussle

South African budget gains wide investor approval

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Budget gains wide investor approval

South Africa's ratings reprieve masks more fiscal woe

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SOUTH AFRICA

The decision of the three rating agencies not to downgrade is a welcome reprieve for Pretoria after months of uncertainty and severe fluctuations in the value of the rand. South…

South African airline plan poses renewed fiscal risks

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Airline plan poses renewed fiscal risks