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1 – 10 of 10Macroeconomic prospects depend on whether Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) achieves traction with potentially hostile audiences…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283326
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, although these achievements are real, they have also been relatively marginal. Moreover, according to the report, of 35 Vulindlela ‘activities’, 14 are either “delayed or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281873
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The need for extensive negotiations within the party and with its alliance partners, Ramaphosa’s risk averse character and a shallow talent pool meant the reshuffle got stretched…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276709
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The news broke shortly after de Ruyter announced his resignation, after facing fierce criticism from Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe. Eskom generates…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275411
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SOUTH AFRICA: Cabinet reshuffle may underwhelm
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276576
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SOUTH AFRICA: Crisis response plan may disappoint
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES275956
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A recent IMF mission reported considerable progress towards agreement on a proposed 1.2-billion-dollar rescue package. However, the increasingly authoritarian bent of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219948
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As the general election approaches on May 8, the DA is struggling to build on momentum it sustained during former President Jacob Zuma’s tenure (2009-18). While the DA officially…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242874
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ANGOLA: New leader unlikely to alter government focus
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES217766
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Yet worsening macroeconomic conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including a fall in oil prices and declining foreign currency reserves, have forced President Muhammadu Buhari’s…