Budget 2020

Budget 2020 | READ: Minister Mboweni's speech in full

Feb 26 2020 16:04

The Aloe Ferox survives and thrives when times are tough. It actually prefers less water. It wins even when it seems the odds are against it, says Minister Tito Mboweni.

Budget 2020 | Treasury announces three-year R160bn proposal to cut to state wage bill

Opinion

OPINION | I'm sick of sideshows and 'sorrys'

Feb 25 2020 06:00

What's so troubling when sideshows overtake the main event is the plain disrespect to the people of our country, says Marelise van der Merwe.

Budget 2020

Daniel Silke | Budget 2020 will be more pain than gain

Feb 24 2020 21:02

'Walking a tightrope', 'fine balancing act' and 'tough juggling performance' are well-worn phrases to describe the unenviable task that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has in his attempts to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in the 2020 Budget on Wednesday, says Daniel Silke.

Budget 2020

OPINION | Know your enemy, Minister Mboweni - don't make the innocent plug the tax gap

Feb 22 2020 08:15

Minister Tito Mboweni may be tempted to increase sin tax in a bid to plug the tax gap. He shouldn't.

Opinion

OPINION| African countries aren’t borrowing too much - they’re paying too much for debt

Feb 23 2020 15:09

The debt alarm being set off by international debt management organisations is exaggerated, says Misheck Mutize.

Opinion

OPINION: We can. We will. End of story

Feb 16 2020 07:44

Real life is too short to just imagine a world where everything goes wrong, says Marc Ashton.

Budget 2020

OPINION | Tips for Tito: Help South Africans toward a better retirement

Feb 24 2020 06:05

It is time for legislators to reassess the state of retirement savings in South Africa and chart their own course, says Rowan Burger.

Opinion

Wandile Sihlobo: What's driving prices in SA's food basket this year

Feb 20 2020 19:12

The key factors influencing food prices this year developments in the grains and meat markets, says Wandile Sihlobo.

Opinion

OPINION | Pompeo on land reform: Is SA's trade relationship with the US under threat?

Feb 21 2020 06:01

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s criticism of the South African government's proposed policy of Expropriation without Compensation suggests that the US-SA commercial and diplomatic relationship is under significant strain, says David Ansara.

Opinion

Thabi Leoka | SONA: More questions than answers

Feb 20 2020 06:05

The SONA2020 was a balancing act between political and economic demands, says Thabi Leoka.

Opinion

OPINION | Do your homework: how to assess potential Section 12J investments

Feb 20 2020 07:00

A 12J investment is available to individuals, companies and trusts and is 100% tax deductible in the year of investment. Dino Zuccollo offers some advice on how to determine which one to select for investment.

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Wage Bill

SA will face an uphill battle to trim the state's wage bill.
Credit Rating

This year's Budget will be all about avoiding Moody's downgrade, say economists
Overhaul Needed

Goldman Sachs says Ramaphosa could unleash a wave of investment in SA
Future Earnings

President Ramaphosa has defended a proposed sovereign wealth fund as investment in SA's future

Opinion

INSIDE LABOUR: Unemployment - the potentially explosive reality

Feb 18 2020 19:26

Entrepreneurship is not the answer to unemployment when it doesn't necessarily pay very much, says Terry Bell.

Opinion

ANALYSIS | Young and unemployed in SA: What's being done, what's working, and what's still a barrier

Feb 19 2020 13:56

Zyaan Davids Anter looks at pockets of progress being made in creating jobs for young people.

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