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Godongwana must give SA a tax holiday – economist 

9th March 2025

Economists are pleading with finance minister Enoch Godongwana not to raise the value-added tax (VAT) when he finally delivers the 2025 Budget...

Business

‘Bosses must pay for mine fatalities’ 

3rd March 2025

Mineral and petroleum resources minister Gwede Mantashe has poured cold water on suggestions that mining bosses should be held accountable for deaths...

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Markets welcome Budget delay 

24th February 2025

The improved value of the rand was one of the clearest indicators that the markets have given the unprecedented postponement of the...

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Transnet needs R100bn injection

16th February 2025

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will need to pump close to R100-billion into Transnet’s balance sheet to make the state-owned entity commercially viable...

Business

Black managers disappointed by Ramaphosa’s Sona

9th February 2025

The Black Management Forum (BMF) expressed disappointment over President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2025 state of the nation address (Sona), describing it as uninspiring....

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Economists urge Ramaphosa to use Sona meaningfully

2nd February 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first State of the Nation address (Sona) as the president of government of national unity (GNU) will be delivered at...

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New expropriation law ‘falls short on resolving the land question’ 

27th January 2025

The National African Farmers Union (Nafu) believes that the new Expropriation Bill, which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law on Thursday, will...

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‘Amsa did little to help grow local black business’ 

13th January 2025

A black business chamber and a community activist in Newcastle have accused embattled steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal SA (Amsa) of failing to empower...

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Reserve Bank lost chance to sweeten 2024 

16th December 2024

The year 2024 has been an economic mixed bag. While there has been a significant decline in the prices of goods and...

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Black woman-owned firm manipulated by white business cabal 

2nd December 2024

Prominent black businesswoman, Sonja de Bruyn’s company was used unwittingly by white executives in the Dimension Data BEE fronting. The names of...