Clash of wills: Will the DA stay or will it go?
The ANC and DA have begrudgingly agreed to further talks on the GNU. But tensions between the two parties are running high…
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Alas, poor GNU — last rites for the coalition
The unity government looked like an opportunity to reshape South Africa’s economy. After the budget debacle, it looks all but dead…
Mashaba’s budget coup rescues ANC, as the DA fumes
ActionSA has come to the ANC’s aid to get the budget over the line. But at what cost to the government of national unity?…
Budget crisis: Two days to bust
The budget standoff between the ANC and DA is dragging into yet another week. If it’s not resolved, there could be dire implications for…
Weaponising the fiscus
Irrespective of where you stand politically, there is one immutable truth: every state, company or household must have a budget that balances…
Budget red light over green power
Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech looked like a leap forward for renewable energy. But take a deeper dive, and it’s less convincing…
Expropriation at the heart of budget deadlock
Budget brinkmanship: land reform has pushed ANC-DA talks to the edge, threatening the coalition government just days before the fiscal deadline…
How to start saving on any salary
A financial planner admits he didn’t follow his own advice – until debt hit. Now he shares the lesson he really learnt: think why,…
Private investment is key to South Africa’s R1-trillion infrastructure package
More than a decade of economic stagnation has limited ordinary South Africans’ access to essential goods, services and jobs. Will Operation Vulindlela be able…
Vat so 2.0 (or 0.5, twice) – but DA still holds out
Budget 2.0 was finally tabled, with VAT still going up, but by only 0.5 percentage points a year over two years. The DA, however,…
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