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News24 BusinessThe ultimate check on government delivery is the ballot box, and this week’s local government elections provide that opportunity. Busisiwe Mavuso hopes that citizens will vote in large numbers to demand service delivery.
MoneywebLabour federation says potential exclusion from the trade pact with the US should be an opportunity for SA’s government to seek other trade partners – and criticises its slow pace in this regard.
MoneywebPolitical scientist Professor Susan Booysen explains why fragmentation and the ANC’s decline will push coalition numbers higher post the 4 November local government elections.
MoneywebBusiness advisor Luncedo Mtwentwe examines how service delivery failures squeeze profits and what SMEs need from local government ahead of the elections.
MoneywebRather than celebrating, it’s time for the industry to become proactive and collaborate with government in drafting cross-border rules that will work for the broader economy, says Carel van Wyk of MoneyBadger.
News24 BusinessTrade Minister Parks Tau says government is confident it has made “generous” trade offers to the US as it seeks renewal of its AGOA benefits in the coming days.
BizcommunitySouth Africa’s municipal elections will test whether political parties can turn shifting voter support into stable coalition governments capable of improving service delivery and strengthening business confidence.
MoneywebA Democratic victory in both the House and Senate could trigger the sharpest initial market reaction, but there’s also the possibility of a Republican sweep – or a divided government.
Business BagelToday’s edition Home Office Presented by Good morning, it’s Tuesday the 27th of October. South Africans have trillions of rands invested overseas, and government has a new plan to bring some of the business around that money back home. Also in today’s show, Treasury
News24 BusinessSouth Africa’s Treasury has strengthened confidence in public finances by achieving a likely peak in the government debt ratio and maintaining fiscal targets despite weak growth and spending pressures. This progress created an opportunity for a stronger, more durable fiscal anchor than the…
BizcommunityPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has launched Phase 3 of the Government Business Partnership, aiming to push economic growth above 3% and create 1 million additional jobs by 2030.
MoneywebSanity prevails in governments rethink ...
MoneywebBuilding buses at home could add R1bn to GDP. The economic stakes of South Africa’s local government elections. And can SA turn its biotech talent into global treatments?
BizcommunityAs businesses head into 2027 budget planning, they will ask the same value-for-money questions of their marketing spend that National Treasury is now asking of government programmes in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tabled on 21 October 2026.
BizcommunityFinance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his MTBPS address yesterday signalled government's books are healing faster than most households' budgets.
MoneywebGovernment extends the SRD grant for another year.
News24 BusinessTreasury has published draft amendments to South Africa’s most important public finance management laws that, among other things, allow for the creation of a new body to probe wasteful local government expenditure.
BizcommunityThe 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) brings welcome relief for consumers through temporary fuel-levy reductions for November and December, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustainable public finances, with the budget deficit projected to…
News24 BusinessSouth African government bonds rallied, and the rand strengthened after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement showed government debt as a proportion of GDP had stabilised.
The CitizenNational Treasury acknowledges that South Africa is not getting the full economic and social benefits of government spending.
ITWebSouth Africans will have to wait until February for government’s proposed national online gambling tax, says finance minister.
News24 BusinessSouth Africa will get new legislation to commit future governments to fiscal responsibility early next year, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed.
BizcommunityGovernment engagement, global trade pressures, AI and manufacturing competitiveness featured at the African Boating Conference in Cape Town, as industry leaders examined barriers to growth across the marine sector.
TechCentralTreasury has allocated R150-million to the team building MyMzansi, the government's planned one-stop services app.
News24 BusinessNational Treasury says government is clamping down on fraudulent applications to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme using the same techniques that are starting to bear fruit at Sassa.
News24 BusinessThe Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement confirmed that government debt (as a percentage of GDP) has declined for the first time in 17 years.
MoneywebGovernment will publish legislation next year.
MoneywebTreasury is investigating high-risk cases as an early retirement drive promises R4.4 billion in annual savings and scope for more frontline staff.
The CitizenShilowa questions the government's plan to ease economic pressures.
Business BagelThe president wants to take a study group to meet AI's biggest names after the elections, and translation is only the start of what the technology could do for the state.