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South Africa’s Eskom will hang over Ramaphosa strategy

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SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom will hang over Ramaphosa strategy

Ramaphosa’s union struggles could determine rebound

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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…

South African budget plans may prove too ambitious

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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 African entrenched interests could stifle reform

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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…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa will need greater branch push

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A profile of Cyril Ramaphosa.

South African budget gains wide investor approval

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SOUTH AFRICA: Budget gains wide investor approval

Unions could complicate Ramaphosa’s social compact

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SOUTH AFRICA

While details are scant, the 'social compact' reportedly includes clearer deliverables than previous recovery plans. However, fears persist over government capacity to deliver and…

South African fiscal woe will heighten pressure on ANC

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SOUTH AFRICA: Fiscal woe will heighten pressure on ANC

South African budget plans may give brief reprieve

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SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: Budget plans may give brief reprieve

New SAA deal could taint Pretoria's reform agenda

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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…