Business

Budget cuts: Why doesn’t the government use some of the money in this R459-billion account?

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is widely expected to announce spending cuts in tomorrow’s speech. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks... Read more

1 Nov, 2023

Business

SA’s financial crisis looms: Godongwana warns of impending pennilessness by April 24

Cape Town – Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana has warned that the country could run out of cash by... Read more

30 Oct, 2023

Business

Economists warn against ‘chaotic budget cuts’

The Institute for Economic Justice has cautioned against Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana (pictured) against “chaotic budget cuts”. Archive... Read more

6 Oct, 2023

Business

Energy-starved SA offers tax breaks to boost green power

Pretoria – South Africa unveiled Wednesday new tax incentives to encourage investment in the production of clean energy to... Read more

22 Feb, 2023

Countries

Tunisia union chief slams elections as pointless

Tunis – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union chief took aim Saturday at legislative elections due later this month, claiming... Read more

4 Dec, 2022

Business

Struggling Ghana plans tax rise, debt swap to secure IMF aid

Accra – Ghana’s finance minister, Kenneth Ofori-Atta, presented the 2023 budget to parliament on Thursday, hiking tax and planning... Read more

25 Nov, 2022

World

Italy’s draft budget centres on energy aid

Rome – Italy’s new far-right government unveiled its 2023 draft budget on Tuesday, with most of the nearly 35... Read more

22 Nov, 2022

Business

South Africa to swallow part of Eskom’s debt to keep it afloat

Pretoria – South Africa’s treasury vowed on Wednesday to take over more than half of Eskom’s multi-billion-dollar debt to... Read more

27 Oct, 2022

World

Britain junks budget tax measures as Truss hangs by thread

London – Britain’s new finance chief Jeremy Hunt on Monday axed debt-fuelled tax cuts to further calm market turmoil,... Read more

17 Oct, 2022

Business

Nigeria to end petrol subsidy, says President Buhari

Abuja – Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari confirmed plans to remove a costly petrol subsidy as he presented on Friday his... Read more

8 Oct, 2022