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SOUTH AFRICA: Ramaphosa will struggle to retain ally
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES249945
ISSN: 2633-304X
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SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom will hang over Ramaphosa strategy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES241829
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247562
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SOUTH AFRICA: Moody's decision heralds key tussles
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES247526
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While details are scant, the 'social compact' reportedly includes clearer deliverables than previous recovery plans. However, fears persist over government capacity to deliver and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256532
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SOUTH AFRICA: Fiscal woe will heighten pressure on ANC
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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SOUTH AFRICA: Ramaphosa faces parastatal reform tests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES247888
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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…