Sa economy
Transnet sees 1.3% revenue rise, says committed to helping economy grow
The logistics firm has posted a 1.3% increase in revenue for the 2020 financial year from R74 billion to R75.1 billion.
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Cabinet: Farm attacks pose a threat to SA’s food security
There has been a raging debate over the fate of South African farmers following invasions and killings across the country.
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WATCH LIVE: Deputy President Mabuza answers questions in Parliament
Deputy President David Mabuza is answering questions related to the state of the economy and investment in Parliament.
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Solidarity Fund raised over R3bn since its launch 7 months ago
The fund has so far allocated R2.2 billion to various projects.
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ANALYSIS: Lockdown didn’t work in SA: Why it shouldn’t happen again
The data concerning both the spread of the virus and the indirect consequences of the lockdown indicates that no similar action is justified moving forward.
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Ramaphosa's economic promises heard many times before - DA
President Cyril Ramaphosa said that infrastructure, electricity and industrial growth were also the main pillars of the new economic recovery plan, with R100 billion allocated by government to stimulate employment.
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‘We must get people back into work’ – 5 key points from the economic recovery plan
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered an economic recovery plan for the country. This comes after South Africa was put on lockdown for almost 6 months, leading to a strained economy. Here are five important points you should know.
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Govt's allocated R100 billion to stimulate jobs, says Ramaphosa
According to Statistics South Africa, about 2.2 million South Africans were left without work in the first quarter with many companies forced to shut their doors as the economy was grounded to a halt due to the lockdown.
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READ: President Ramaphosa's economic recovery plan for SA
On Thursday the president addressed a joint sitting of Parliament on South Africa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan.
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President Ramaphosa's economic recovery plan has strong focus on jobs
The president is focusing on four key areas as he tables his economic recovery plan to a joint sitting of Parliament.
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WATCH: We must get our people back into the jobs they lost, says Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa is presenting government's coronavirus economic recovery plan to a joint sitting of Parliament.
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SA’s economy has both potential and capability to recover - Dtic
The president is expected to address the two houses of Parliament at 2pm.
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Parliament approves Mboweni’s request to postpone mid-term budget review
The National Assembly’s programming committee on Thursday agreed that Mboweni could now table the MTBPS and related legislation on Wednesday 28 October.
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Ramaphosa under pressure to outline decisive plan to boost SA economy
The president is expected to address a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament at 2pm on Thursday and it will be broadcast live.
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Over R20bn in UIF funds paid out in Gauteng alone, says Minister Nxesi
As businesses felt the crunch of the coronavirus lockdown, tens of thousands of people looked to the UIF for financial help.
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DA launches economic reform tracker to assess Ramaphosa’s progress
The party’s Geordin Hill-Lewis said that the tracker’s initial assessment showed that 73% of the president’s reforms were yet to move beyond stages of conceptualisation.
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ActionSA's Mashaba calls for end to union power, collective bargaining
Delivering his alternative economic recovery plan, Herman Mashaba said that the African National Congress (ANC)-led alliance movement had given trade unions more power than any other stakeholders in the country’s economy.
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Mashaba: It’s time for SA to stop flirting with failed socialist policies
Founder and leader of Action SA, Herman Mashaba, has shared his views on the paths towards economic recovery for the country post-COVID-19.
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to table MTBPS on 21 October
Tito Mboweni is expected to use the occasion to chart a way forward for the country’s economic recovery.
