Finance minister Malusi Gigaba could find a silver bullet for his budget woes if he is brave enough to announce the auction of high-demand spectrum in Wednesday’s medium-term budget policy statement. In one sentence, he could
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Finance minister Malusi Gigaba faces a gaping budget hole — and will have to consider cutting spending, raising taxes and selling state assets if he wants to avoid further ratings downgrades. The economy he oversees is hampered by
Telkom on Thursday withdrew a cautionary announcement it had issued in late August over speculation that government could sell its 39.3% stake in the company to bail out South African Airways. The telecommunications operator’s
Investors in Telkom gave its shares a dressing down on Tuesday in the wake of continued plans by the government to sell part of its shares in the fixed-line group to fund the bail out of cash-strapped South African
National treasury is pressuring the continent’s biggest money manager to provide as much as R100bn to fund struggling state companies, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The Public Investment Corp, which
Debt and corruption scandals at Eskom make the utility the biggest risk to South Africa’s economy and the government needs to replace its management, Goldman Sachs Group has said. Eskom plans to
Telkom said government is considering various options regarding its 39% stake in the fixed-line operator as it seeks to raise cash to bail out the country’s unprofitable national airline. The state’s shares in the former
Telkom on Wednesday cautioned shareholders that a possible plan by government to offload some or all of its 39.3% stake in the telecommunications operator could hit its share price. “Shareholders
The revelation on Wednesday that finance minister Malusi Gigaba is considering selling a big chunk or possibly even all of government’s 39.3% in Telkom, at face value, is fantastic news. There is absolutely no reason for government
Government may be forced to sell part of its stake in Telkom to fund South African Airways, it was reported on Friday. News24 reported finance minister Malusi Gigaba as saying saying that government