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SOUTH AFRICA: Further lockdown easing comes with risks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252815
ISSN: 2633-304X
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SOUTH AFRICA: Budget gains wide investor approval
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES259794
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Tourism has been identified as a priority sector to drive economic recovery in the government’s recent strategy, as well as in the recovery strategies agreed by business and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258266
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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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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…
The negotiations follow the government’s refusal last year to pay the final annual tranche of a previous three-year deal. Containing the public-sector wage bill is seen as key for…