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The M&G understands that the IDC has spent over R54 million in the last three years on various law firms just on ER matters alone.

Exclusive: Club Med deal exposes IDC governance failures

Allegations of governance failures have emerged over the IDC’s involvement in a R2.1bn Club Med Tinley leisure development

The electricity that was generated in March this year decreased more than 5% compared to March 2022

Eskom profits rise again but tariff hikes remain the real story

The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery

Prasa, through the rolling stock recapitalisation programme, procured new rolling
stock for its Metro Rail operations as part of its long-term modernisation strategy.
(Delwyn Verasamy)

Prasa forensic probe into multibillion rand project finds governance weaknesses

Investigation by law firm Webber Wentzel finds no wrongdoing by black-owned YNF Engineering

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (GCIS)

Godongwana holds better budget cards but economic recovery remains inadequate

Labour federations Cosatu and the South African Federation of Trade Unions have led calls for a budget that addresses massive unemployment and weak growth

Neglecting existing infrastructure generates higher long-term costs.

South Africa must revive its industrial ambitions

Black economic empowerment has been transformative but it needs to be revisited to broaden its pool of beneficiaries

In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances

No bailouts for struggling parastatals such as Eskom, Transnet,  treasury insists

In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Rising debt, inefficiencies are draining South Africa’s fiscus, finance committees say

The chairs of parliament’s finance committees say the country is on a fiscal cliff and the minister has to make difficult choices in his budget this week

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (Photo: Mlungisi Louw/Gallo Images)

Sustainable budget solutions over tax hikes, please

Operational inefficiencies and infrastructure neglect have led to logistical challenges costing the economy R1 billion daily in lost economic output

Opposition parties have slammed the department of defence and state-owned military manufacturer Denel after the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) told parliament it had uncovered irregularities in procurements and the awarding of contracts

Political parties slate defence department, Denel after SIU uncovers procurement irregularities

In one Special Investigating Unit inquiry, Denel was paid more than R8 billion by Armscor for 264 Badger vehicles but only produced a fraction of those

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (David Harrison/M&G)

Pragmatic, pinched budget statement dampens growth hopes

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana forecast 1.8% growth over three years, coupled with a bigger deficit, as debt service costs crowd out fiscal space

Mmete Fusi appointed acting CEO of PetroSA amid investigation into Xolile Sizani

Sizani was appointed to lead the embattled SEO in February

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa: Sovereign wealth fund delayed, but will happen

The president said the fund would not be an additional burden to taxpayers because it would be financed by dividends from ‘well managed’ state-owned entities

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reassigned the responsibility for state-owned enterprises from the now-defunct department of public enterprises to their respective line-function ministries.

State-owned enterprises to find new homes in line ministries

The proclamation by President Cyril Ramaphosa is an apparent about-turn from earlier plans that would have seen state firms fall under the control of his office

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The Democratic Alliance insists that crucial state-owned enterprises such as Eskom should report to related ministries. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

DA to challenge National State Enterprise Bill over management of state-owned entities

The Democratic Alliance insists that crucial SOEs such as Eskom should report to related ministries for better accountability

The commencement date of the amendments has not yet been proclaimed. File photo.

Bill mandating pay gap disclosure for state-owned enterprises should make workers happier, says expert

State-owned companies will have to disclose data on their highest and lowest paid employees in an effort to solve wage disparities and be more transparent

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Ramaphosa defends increased centralisation of power in his office

The president said he carried final responsibility for ensuring the executive functioned efficiently and his office had a proven track record of reform This content is restricted…

Subsidies’ value: Workers on the assembly line at Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Durban. The vehicle sector employs 120  000 people and contributes 6.4% to GDP. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

Democratic Alliance’s economic policy is a direct attack on the working class

If it ruled, the party’s promotion of rightist free market fundamentalism would see industries such as vehicle manufacturing being destroyed

Pravin Gordhan
2018 – present. Photo: Bongiwe Gumede/Gallo Images/Foto24

Gordhan’s dangerous board games

The minister’s conduct was called into question during this week’s national working committee meeting, sources said

Aside from mounting a financial rescue operation at Eskom, the government will give another R1 billion to SAA before the end of the current financial year towards paying off the airline’s historical debt.
 (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Godongwana gives SAA another billion rand

The money will go towards clearing the airline’s historic debt and may not be the last downpayment