From 1 April this year, all companies that intend to do business with government will need to be registered on the government’s central supplier database. Finance minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday said transparency with government
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The 9,6GW nuclear energy new build programme will only proceed after a “thorough and transparent tender process”, according to treasury’s budget review. Following on from President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan delivered a surprise during Wednesday afternoon’s national budget presentation in parliament by not hiking the personal income tax rate. Tax rates for companies and VAT were not increased either. However, as part of fiscal
Instead of announcing tax hikes in his budget speech on Wednesday, finance minister Pravin Gordhan should seek to raise revenue through asset sales, including the sale of “non-strategic liquid assets” such as Telkom, the Democratic Alliance has said
The economic crisis following President Jacob Zuma’s treasury debacle has finally brought about a convergence of government and business, former Nedbank chairman Reuel Khoza said on Tuesday
The rand weakened slightly to R15,92/US$ at 9.55am ahead of President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation speech on Thursday, which will be watched closely by local investors hoping for a sign
Reacting to concerns that President Jacob Zuma’s public utterances are causing the rand’s slide, finance minister Pravin Gordhan told media on Thursday that the rand does not operate on what
South Africans trust Eskom marginally more than President Jacob Zuma, according to an Ipsos survey. Zuma scored 53,1 out of 100 (with 100 signifying a perfect reputation), while Eskom scored 53,4 points. The poll was done through 3 617 face-to-face interviews with randomly selected
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