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SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom will hang over Ramaphosa strategy
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES241829
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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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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The ruling comes in a broader context of pervasive corruption throughout the South African state and within the ruling ANC, and intensified official efforts to counter it.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262519
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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…
President Cyril Ramaphosa, who had been under escalating pressure from business and organised labour to reopen the economy fully, justified the relaxation by citing reductions in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254671
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261160
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Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…