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Mboweni: I’m burdened with finding resources for SOEs
Replying to debate on the Special Appropriation Bill on Tuesday, Tito Mboweni gave Members of Parliament a long list of the demands on him and the fiscus since he took up the position last October.
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Eskom a step closer to receiving R59bn bailout, Mboweni says issue beyond money
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the correct people needed to be appointed to Eskom’s board and management, and that the government must then be in a position to hold them accountable for Eskom’s operations.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Renewed citizen activism critical in SA
‘What is the work for us to do?’ That is both an individual and collective question for each one of us as we try to create a country which is more just and more equal, writes Judith February.
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Mabuza makes it clear that he supports Mboweni’s economic recovery plan
David Mabuza said there were extensive discussions both within the African National Congress and Cabinet about Tito Mboweni’s plan for economic recovery.
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Cabinet approves plan mapping SA’s energy mix for next 10 years
Thursday’s approval comes as the country enters its second day of stage 2 load-shedding imposed by Eskom following a loss of generating capacity.
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Mboweni forges ahead with economic growth paper after over 700 comments
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said Treasury should have anticipated the 'massive response' to the proposals, which include selling off Eskom’s coal-powered plants to raise R450 billion.
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'Stop contacting the minister', lawyers tell Mboweni’s alleged extortionist
Tito Mboweni's legal representative is threatening to lay a formal criminal complaint against the woman claiming she has been offered R100, 000 to release private text messages between her and the minister.
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Mboweni threatens to lay charges against alleged extortionist
A letter from the attorneys, which has been seen by eyewitness news, says the woman said she had been offered R100,000 to release communication between her and Mboweni.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Pressure on Mboweni to shape economic message for SA
South Africa talks far too much and does far too little. The time for endless discussion on economic policy must surely be over, writes Judith February.
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Govt not in the business of selling power stations, says Ramaphosa
Disposing of ageing coal-fired plants is one of the suggestions in the Economic Strategy document.
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Ramaphosa: Many of Mboweni's economic growth reforms being implemented
He addressed the first sitting of his Presidential Economic Advisory Council at Tuynhuys in Cape Town on Wednesday.
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ANC to announce decisions taken at special NEC meeting
The ANC is yet to publicly back Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's economic growth plan, which was discussed in detail during the NEC meeting.
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Will ANC NEC back Mboweni’s economic growth plan?
The governing party’s top leaders gathered in Benoni on Sunday to discuss the economy, among other things.
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Eskom asks govt for more money as debt climbs beyond R450bn
The power utility’s debt is reaching levels beyond R450 billion and Mabuza was in Parliament on Tuesday asking government for more money.
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Majority of S.Africans appalled at xenophobic attacks – Mboweni tells WEF
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni told delegates South Africa was going through a difficult time, but that the authorities were dealing with the matter.
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Mboweni shuts down journalist on strategic economic plan
A journalist from 'The Daily Maverick' asked if Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was receiving enough support for his strategic economic plan.
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Cosatu calls for withdrawal of Mboweni’s economic strategy document
Cosatu has described the document as an attempt to exploit the fiscal crisis by pushing a rightwing agenda.
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Lehohla: Mboweni’s economic growth paper fails to address key issues
Treasury released the document on Tuesday titled Economic Transformation, Inclusive Growth, and Competitiveness.
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Mboweni releases economic strategy paper, calls on SA to comment
The paper was released on the Treasury's website and is titled Economic Transformation, Inclusive Growth, and Competitiveness: Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa.
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Cabinet hopes to be briefed on Eskom's draft white paper
The draft white paper is expected to set out how Eskom will be unbundled into three separate state-owned divisions for generation, transmission and distribution.
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South Africans still favour Ramaphosa, Malema not so much, survey finds
The latest South African Citizens Survey (SACS) reveals that favourability ratings of prominent political figures have declined.
