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EFF Anticipates 10,000 Supporters for ‘Victory March’ to National Treasury
JOHANNESBURG – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) are preparing for a massive mobilization on Monday afternoon, anticipating the participation of…
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National Treasury confident Eskom has turned around its financial misfortunes
The National Treasury has expressed confidence that power utility Eskom has turned around its financial misfortunes since it was granted…
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Gauteng Health Department appeals court ruling on cancer treatment backlog
Gauteng Health Department appeals court ruling on cancer treatment backlog! The Gauteng Department of Health is seeking to overturn a…
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R900 million in conditional grants suspended for KZN municipalities
The National Treasury has suspended nearly R900 million in conditional grants allocated to 25 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) due to…
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Government cracks down on construction mafia and corrupt security firms
Government cracks down on construction mafia and corrupt security firms! Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has issued a…
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Calls for investigation into R236 million Joburg Water tanker tender
Calls for investigation into R236 million Joburg Water tanker tender! The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for a thorough investigation…
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Trade Minister Parks Tau responds to attack on the National Lotteries Commission
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) says that despite two legal opinions expressing reservations it had to surrender R300-million from its…
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MEC Maynier says decision to reduce Western Cape teaching posts not taken lightly
Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier said that the decision to reduce teaching posts in the province was not taken…
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Gauteng govt not giving up on ambition to establish state-owned bank & pharmaceutical company
In spite of financial constraints, the Gauteng government said it was not giving up on its ambition to establish a…
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Education Crisis Committee pickets over Western Cape teacher job cuts, wants education prioritized in budget
On Friday, education activists and trade unions picketed across the Western Cape, where 2,400 contract teaching posts are to be…
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Civil society groups say teacher job cuts in WC will increase unemployment & hit quality of education
Civil society groups said that the planned 2,400 teacher job cuts across the Western Cape would increase the unemployment rate…
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DCS wants Treasury to add more funding to improve security & infrastructure at prisons
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) wants to meet with the National Treasury about additional funding to improve security and…
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VBS Stakeholders’ Forum blames govt for closing bank at first sign of trouble in 2018
The VBS Stakeholders’ Forum has blamed the government for closing the mutual bank at the first sight of trouble in…
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Dondo Mogajane responds to Tshifhiwa Matodzi over allegations he took VBS money
Former Treasury Director-General, Dondo Mogajane, has fired back following allegations that he scored a R1 million bribe in the VBS…
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Treasury: Over R10 billion in invoices yet to be paid to service providers by govt depts
National Treasury said that more than R10 billion in invoices was yet to be paid to companies that did business…
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2024 elections: Voters say they were robbed after not being able to cast their ballots
Continuous budget cuts to the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) over the past four years seem to have hindered…
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Government unlikely to settle land claims due budget cuts
The government says it is unlikely to meet its targets in settling land claims for the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 financial…
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Nelson Mandela Bay returns R430-million to Treasury
Nelson Mandela Bay has had to return R430-million in National Treasury grants. It’s all due to underspending. Finance Minister Enoch…
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National Treasury approves SANRAL for increased borrowing limits of about R16.5 billion
The National Treasury has approved the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) for increased borrowing limits. This follows the government’s…
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President Ramaphosa extends SA Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago’s term for another 5 years
Lesetja Kganyago will stay on for another five-year term as South African Reserve Bank governor when his current term ends…
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Electricity Minister Ramokgopa reveals Eskom’s new 10-point plan
Better coal management, improved internal policy and procedures, elevated rate of procurement and funding are among some of the key…
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Minister Ramokgopa confident Eskom cash injection will pay off
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the nearly R80 billion cash injection from the National Treasury will allow Eskom to ramp…
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Minister Phaahla: Some 800 recently qualified healthcare professionals to be employed by end March
Health Minister Joe Phaahla says by the end of March, at least 800 recently qualified health professionals will be employed…
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Outa says e-tolls debacle is confusing
Despite promises of a permanent end to Gauteng’s ill-fated e-toll project, anger is boiling following conflicting information from various government…
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SA reportedly at risk of losing over 13 000 megawatts
Eskom’s power supply crisis is continuing on a downward spiral. This is contained in a six-hundred-page report by a group…
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National Treasury says despite stagnant economy it can reach its 2020 commitments
The National Treasury said despite the stagnant economy it believes it can meet its 2020 commitments to reduce the budget…
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Treasury allocates R61 billion towards employment programmes over medium term
The National Treasury is pumping R61.4 billion over the medium term to help alleviate the country’s growing unemployment crisis. Finance…
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Health department engages with Treasury over unplaced doctors
The health department says talks with the National Treasury will continue amid the outcry over unplaced medical graduates. Health Minister…
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Tshwane stops business dealings with companies owned by Edwin Sodi
The City of Tshwane has asked National Treasury to put a restriction on two of businessman Edwin Sodi’s companies, NJR…
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Minister Ramokgopa kick-starts nuclear procurement process
The Electricity Minister has officially kick-started a new nuclear procurement process by notice in the government gazette. Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa…
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Concerns raised over impact of budget cuts at Khayelitsha District Hospital
Concerns have been raised over budget cuts at the Khayelitsha District Hospital, where a lack of medical staff continues to…
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Treasury has developed plan to improve internal controls: Enoch Godongwana
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury has developed a plan aimed at improving internal controls. He says the National…
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Treasury’s move to cut NSFAS funding described as an attack on poor students
The National Treasury’s decision to cut the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding by R13 billion is being described…
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Transnet given strict conditions for R47 billion bailout
Embattled state-owned company Transnet will have to tread carefully after the National Treasury agreed to grant it a R47 billion…
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Transnet: Durban port backlog may be cleared by 2024
Transnet said it might finish clearing the current backlog of goods at its Durban port by next year. Seventy thousand…
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Transnet’s aged equipment creates backlog with 70 000 stuck goods
South Africa’s rail, port, and pipeline company Transnet has taken responsibility for not maintaining its equipment at some ports –…
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3 new mayors appointed in Limpopo
Limpopo has three brand new mayors which the ANC claims are a beacon of hope and a better tomorrow. The…
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Minister Modise hopes SANDF will be reimbursed for securing power stations
Defence Minister Thandi Modise is hoping that the SANDF will be reimbursed by the Department of Public Enterprises through the…
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Godongwana: Transnet’s poor performance costing SA’s already struggling economy
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana singled out state-owned Transnet, saying the indebted entity’s rail performance threatened the entire economy. Godongwana…
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Video: Chaos as EFF councilors beat security guard during unruly eThekwini council meeting
Punches flew as chaos erupted at an eThekwini Municipality full council meeting on Tuesday when councillors of the EFF attacked…
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DA calls on government to ease the pain of high cost of living
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on government to ease the pain of the high cost of living. The DA…
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DA demands government cushion rising inflation
The Democratic Alliance is calling on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to expand the basket of basic food items that are…
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Minister Godongwana: Treasury straddling hiking taxes or borrowing money to grow SA
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has set a grim scene against which he is set to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy…
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Eskom to boost capacity with revived Kusile units
With a glimmer of optimism that’s been rare these days, Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa couldn’t help but beam as…
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Bill separating Postbank from post office now law
Amid the glaring shortcomings of the Postbank in recent weeks in the payment of grants, the bill that officially separates…
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PSC encourages treasury to tread carefully to bring down runaway spending
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has warned the National Treasury against implementing a blanket approach as it tries to bring…
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City of Tshwane and Samwu set to meet over ongoing strike
The City of Tshwane and Samwu are set to meet again to address the ongoing workers strike. Since the commencement…
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Duncan Pieterse appointed Director-General at National Treasury
South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the appointment of Duncan Pieterse as the new Director-General at National Treasury. Pieterse’s most recent…
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Lack of political will reason for municipal decay
Incompetent municipalities and the lack of political will are the reasons behind the worsening state of South Africa’s cities. That…
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Julius Malema calls for more scrutiny on role of National Treasury
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called for more scrutiny on the role of the National Treasury. He…
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