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Set for presentation: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana arriving at Parliament to deliver the budget. He is flanked by South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago, left, and South African Revenue Service commissioner Edward Kieswetter. Photo: GCIS
BUDGET

Budget: debt peaks but growth lags

The projected economic growth trajectory remains insufficient to address structural unemployment

  • Hasina Kathrada
6 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Photo: Supplied by the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS)
BUDGET

Economists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning point

The growth outlook is insufficient to alter unemployment dynamics, some argued

  • Hasina Kathrada
6 min read
SA must use its G20 presidency to show it is serious about ending inequality and narrowing the gap between the rich of Sandhurst and the poor of Alexandra.
AFRICA PRACTICE

G20 business leaders call for lower borrowing costs for Africa

A recent forum heard that the high cost of capital continues to undermine the continent’s growth and infrastructure development

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
3 min read
The R28.1 million was for the city to service the stands, whereafter eThekwini would sell the land to private companies that would build houses. (File photo)
AUDITOR GENERAL

‘Terribly scary’: Dysfunctional municipalities are a threat to South Africa’s economy

The country’s local governments are a drag on investment, a strain on the fiscus and pose a critical sovereign risk

  • Sarah Smit
  • Anathi Madubela
7 min read