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NW government denies reports it will return R17 billion back to Treasury
The North West provincial government has dismissed media reports that it will return R17 billion in the unspent budget to…
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Popcru withdraws its participation at Public Service Summit
Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) said it has withdrawn its participation at the Public Service Summit in Johannesburg.…
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Scopa calls for answers on 51% stake sale of SAA
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has promised to deal with the sale of SAA’s 51% after the National…
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There are plenty of experts to replace me when I step down, says Dondo Mogajane
The National Treasury’s director-general Dondo Mogajane on Tuesday said there were plenty of qualified experts that could fill his shoes…
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SA needs to find its own oil reserves to mitigate spiking fuel costs, says Mantashe
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe on Tuesday said South Africa would need to explore and find its own…
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Cases of irregular expenditure driven by greed, says Mchunu
Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Tuesday said officials guilty of irregular and unauthorized expenditure could be interpreted as…
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City of Ekurhuleni responds to Eskom’s R544 million debt claims
The City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has slammed Eskom’s statement that it is owed R544 million, and has since lodged a…
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Naptosa disappointed about wage ruling
Teacher union Naptosa says it is disappointed by the Constitutional Court’s judgment on public sector wages. The apex court dismissed…
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Income support for poor a step towards inclusive growth, says Minister Godongwana
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has described income support for poor, unemployed South Africans as a stop-gap measure until the country…
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Most of the government’s expenditure goes towards social spending
Most of the government’s expenditure will go towards social spending which includes Department of Basic Education and Department of Social…
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Parliament fire: In-depth damage report expected within the next week
South Africans are one step closer to finding out how much it will cost to repair Parliament. Following last month’s…
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Education Dept in talks with Treasury to resolve school infrastructure challenges
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has been engaging with the National Treasury in a bid to resolve infrastructure challenges…
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South Africa secures $750 million World Bank loan to help with COVID response
National Treasury said that the World Bank had approved a $750 million development policy loan for South Africa. The facility…
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Parliament fire: Taxpayers could pay over R220 million for repairs
Taxpayers could pay over R220-million for damages to the buildings affected by the Parliamentary fire. The Parliamentary precinct is uninsured.…
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Home Affairs wins ConCourt case over R1.5 billion IT tender
The Department of Homes Affairs has won a long-running legal battle against two companies at the Constitutional Court (ConCourt), over…
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Minister Godongwana set to step down from ANC role to focus on Treasury – report
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is reportedly planning to step down from his role as the chairperson of the ANC’s national…
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Budget allocated for unforeseen costs incurred by police and army in July protests
The National Treasury has made an additional allocation amounting to R950 million to cover the unforeseen costs incurred by the…
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Mangaung urged to halt Metro Police Service plans
National Treasury has urged the Mangaung Metro to halt plans to establish a metro police service. The metro is being…
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Treasury bans use of imported cement on all govt-funded projects
The use of imported cement on government-funded projects has been prohibited by National Treasury from November 4, which will provide…
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July riots: Sasria says it has sufficient funds to meet valid claims
Sasria said that it had sufficient funds to meet all valid claims following the destructive July unrest that saw businesses…
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Patricia de Lille gives green light to integrated renewable energy programme
With recent studies showing the department of public works and infrastructure as the largest property portfolio responsible for annual electricity…
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South Africans urged to participate in pre-budget consultations
National Treasury has invited the public to participate in pre-budget consultations. South Africa is one of the five pilot countries…
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Sassa records over 11 million applications for the R350 COVID grant
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has recorded more than 11 million applications for the COVID-19 social relief of…
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Recipients who didn’t receive their R350 grant last year will be paid, says Minister Zulu
Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has promised that recipients who did not receive their COVID-19 grants between May last year…
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This is how the mining sector gave SA’s economy an unexpected boost
Against all odds: economic gloom, the adverse impact of the Covid pandemic, and the recent unrest, South Africa’s economy has…
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eThekwini expecting to lose over R20 billion of GDP due to riots
The eThekwini Municipality said that the region was expected to lose over R20 billion of its gross domestic product (GDP)…
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Intern doctors finally placed in public hospitals
The National Department of Health on Thursday said it had concluded the process of placing medical interns for the mid-year…
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Dept of Health finally places medical graduates
The department of health on Thursday concluded the allocation of the final batch of medical graduates into positions. This to…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane: Municipal funds invested in VBS could’ve improved service delivery
Money invested by municipalities in the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank could have been used to improve service delivery to communities,…
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Govt in KZN irregularly blows nearly R30 million on corruption busting e-procurement tool
A report presented by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Sihle Zikalala to members of the provincial legislature has revealed that the provincial…
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Progressive Youth Alliance march to National Treasury
It’s time for politicians and those in strategic positions above 60 to retire, that’s the call from the Progressive Youth…
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Ex-NW premier Supra Mahumapelo booted from parliamentary meeting
Former North West premier, Supra Mahumapelo, was on Monday asked to leave a virtual parliamentary meeting. The meeting dealt with…
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Tito Mboweni: Govt will stick to fiscal framework against all odds
Minister Mboweni has defended government’s intentions of establishing a State Bank. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says government will stick with…
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79 municipal officials in hot soup for financial misconduct
National Treasury says disciplinary processes have been started against 79 municipal officials for financial misconduct in 15 municipalities for the…
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Govt’s e-toll decision to be heard in 2 weeks
If Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula is to be believed, Gauteng motorists will finally be informed of the government’s decision on…
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R1.9 billion budgeted for 2021 local government elections
Tabling a revised 2021-22 budget of R1.9 billion to cover the cost of running South Africa’s first post Covid-19 local…
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Justice Minister hopes costly Zondo Commission will wrap up in June
Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said they are beginning to feel the financial squeeze of the State Capture…
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Dept of Education publishes revised tariffs for exam fees
The National Treasury has granted permission, in terms of section 7.3.1 of the treasury regulations, for the department of basic…
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Auditor-General in talks with Treasury in bid to recoup R150m spent on auditing Covid-19 corruption
The Auditor-General (AG) is engaging with National Treasury to recoup the R150 million it spent on real-time auditing of Covid-19…
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#Budget2021: Eskom’s 3 division split might be completed by 2022
State-owned power utility Eskom is expected to complete its unbundling into three divisions by December 2022, according to National Treasury.…
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Scopa hears SIU will spend R120 million to recover looted funds
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to spend around R120 million on recovering funds looted from the state. Briefing…
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Corruption Watch vows to keep close eye on COVID-19 vaccine procurement process
Corruption Watch said that it was keeping a close eye on the vaccine procurement process, having learnt lessons from the…
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WC submits petition to Ramaphosa over constitutionality of R2.3bn budget cuts
The Western Cape government has submitted a petition to President Cyril Ramaphosa questioning the constitutionality of a bill empowering R2.396…
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R1 billion in grant funds withheld from Nelson Mandela Bay due to alleged non-compliance
National Treasury continues to withhold more than R1 billion in grant funds from Nelson Mandela Bay municipality due to alleged…
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National Treasury approves R900 million for Prasa to fix rail network
THE National Treasury has approved the use of R900 million in Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) funds for…
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Scopa calls on National Treasury to finalise report into Beitbridge border fence
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has called on the National Treasury to finalize its investigation report into the…
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Your grants are safe, says Post Office despite financial woes
The SA Post Office has assured Sassa grant beneficiaries that their payments will not be affected. This after the Post…
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National Treasury say they’ve made it easier to access Covid-19 Loan Guarantee Scheme
The Covid-19 loan guarantee scheme set up to help ease the pressure on qualifying businesses affected by low economic activity…
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Government warned not to provoke workers over wage hikes
Cosatu has warned the government could face a backlash if it refuses to grant municipal workers an increase at the…
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SA secures $1bn New Development Bank Loan
National Treasury has announced that it has secured a $1-billion loan from the New Development Bank. The fund is aimed…
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