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Saftu fights against plans to freeze public sector wage increases
Saftu says it will fight tooth and nail against attempts to freeze public servants’ salaries. This comes after Finance minister…
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Government has declared war on public servants – Public Servants Association
The Public Servants Association (PSA) said it was disappointing that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni did not address the issue of…
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DA to lay charges against Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
The DA’s Natasha Mazzone says the party will lay charges against Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for what she says was…
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Cosatu has mixed reaction to Tito Mboweni’s budget speech
Cosatu had a mixed reaction to the medium-term budget policy statement on Wednesday after the presentation by Finance Minister Tito…
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers medium-term budget speech
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement against a difficult economic backdrop, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Cosatu supports 100% tax increase on tobacco
Trade union federation Cosatu supports the anti-smoking lobby’s proposal of a 100% tax increase on tobacco products. And it wants…
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Western Cape govt urges Tito Mboweni to prioritise education
The Western Cape Education Department said severe budget cuts by the national government will further hamper the quality of education…
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says IMF loan not for salaries
Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni is dismissing concerns that an IMF loan will be wiped out by paying public service salaries.…
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EFF calls for Ranjeni Munusamy to be removed from Treasury position
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Wednesday gave Treasury seven days to remove former journalist Ranjeni Munusamy as a political…
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Tito Mboweni’s mini-budget speech postponement approved
Parliament has approved delaying South Africa’s mini-budget by more than a week. Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni asked Parliament for the…
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Parliament postpones medium-term budget speech
Parliament has acceded a request by National Treasury to delay the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement by a week. Finance Minister,…
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Minister Tito Mboweni requests delay of mini budget by a week
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has requested an alternate date of Wednesday, 28 October, to table the 2020 Medium Term Budget…
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South Africa risks financial crisis by 2024 – Minister Tito Mboweni
South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni warned that a fiscal crisis looms for the nation, which was already in a…
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#DinnerAtSomizi – Fans call Somizi to invite Tito Mboweni to his cooking show
Mzansi’s Finance minister Tito Mboweni constantly shares his cooking skills and recipes on social media and people have come to…
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s pilchards and pap leaves Twitter in stitches
With pilchards being such a hot political potato (with or without extra garlic), many South Africans saw the lighter side of the…
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SA economy could shrink more than forecast: Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni warned Sunday the economy could shrink by more than the 7 percent forecast by…
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Tito Mboweni says he is still SA’s finance minister
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has responded to suggestions he may resign with a tweet saying he was staying put in…
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President Ramaphosa slaps Minister Tito Mboweni in the face
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has landed himself in hot water after making comments about the sacking of Zambia’s Reserve Bank…
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Siya Kolisi takes Minister Tito Mboweni to school
When Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi made dinner for his family last night, he also wanted to teach Finance Minister Tito…
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Tito Mboweni threatens Zambian President
South Africa’s Finance Minister Tito Mboweni threatens Zambian President. South Africa’s worrying big brother interference into regional countries governing took…
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s dance moves to Jerusalema challenge will leave you stitches
Finance minister Tito Mboweni is the latest to join in on the now-global Jerusalema challenge. At the weekend the minister shared a…
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Health ministry says Minister Mkhize does not own a PPE manufacturing company
A message circulating on several social media platforms claimed that Mkhize was involved in personal protective equipment manufacturing and owned…
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Minister Mboweni gives municipalities an extension to submit financial statements
The municipal audit outcomes of municipalities and their entities have been far from glowing in recent years. Minister of Finance…
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President Ramaphosa orders investigation of PPE fraud
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed several ministers to investigate the alleged looting of millions through dodgy PPE tenders. Six cabinet…
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Minister Mboweni’s supplementary budget given green light by Parliament
Parliament has given the green light to the supplementary budget tabled by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in June. The Adjustments…
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SA’s lockdown tax losses are more than the two loans it got from IMF and the AfDB
South Africa lost more in tax revenue in the first three-and-half months of its fiscal year than it borrowed from…
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No emergency funding for South African Airways: Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has listed several potential funding sources for South African Airways that don’t include emergency provisions. His…
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International Monetary Fund to consider SA’s loan request
A date has been set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to decide on South Africa’s request for financial assistance.…
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Growing calls to reject Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s supplementary budget
Several leading economists and academics have banded together, to lobby for the scrapping of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni‘s supplementary budget.…
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Cabinet supports proposal for new airline and eased lockdown regulations
The cabinet has signed off on amendments to regulations of the Disaster Management Act which make it possible for cinemas,…
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Tito Mboweni – ANC leadership supports talks with IMF for a loan
Mboweni said it is critical to understand that in these “borrowing arrangements” nothing has been done to “undermine” national sovereignty.…
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Tax increases on the way for for South Africa
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has published his Supplementary Budget Review in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown…
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SA economy to shrink by 7.2% in 2020, says Minister Mboweni
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni says the country’s economy will shrink by 7.2% in 2020. This will be the biggest decline…
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Govt to borrow R118 billion from international institutions, says Tito Mboweni
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has revealed that the government intends to borrow US$7bn (R118bn) from international finance institutions, warning strongly…
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Debt is our weakness: Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tabled an emergency budget on Wednesday aimed at minimising the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on…
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Huge Blow for South Africans – Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s budget not looking good, here is it
With Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Adjusted Budget Speech a day away, economists and activists do not predict good news, saying…
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Emergency Budget: Tito Mboweni asked to ‘end the lockdown’
As finance minister, Tito Mboweni doesn’t really do requests. But some remain hopeful that the man who monitors South Africa’s…
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Here is what to expect when Tito Mboweni delivers his special budget
Treasury’s ‘special budget’ next week is up against significant challenges, says Bernard Sacks, tax partner at financial services group, Mazars,…
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Public Investment Corporation appoints Abel Moffat Sithole as the new CEO
Abel Moffat Sithole has been appointed as the new CEO of the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). Sithole is currently the…
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Cosatu asks for workers to access retirement funds
Cosatu has submitted an urgent request to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to allow workers to access a portion of their…
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ANC top brass want Tito Mboweni reined in
JOHANNESBURG – ANC top brass has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to rein in finance minister Tito Mboweni. Last week Mboweni went…
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Minister Tito Mboweni – If you cannot swallow a rock, stay out of politics
Finance minister Tito Mboweni has shared with his 695,600 Twitter followers that to be in politics, you need to be…
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Tito Mboweni: There is going to be a new way of doing things for businesses
Finance minister Tito Mboweni said on Friday that businesses hoping to open and thrive post the coronavirus lockdown should consider…
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SA Reserve Bank investing additional R300 billion to save SA economy – Mboweni
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the combined fiscal and monetary policy package to keep the economy running amid the COVID-19…
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni speaks on R500bn relief package
Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, is expected to brief the media following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a R500-billion package…
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Government offers tax breaks as part of COVID-19 relief
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has provided more details on tax measures following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Tuesday evening. Since…
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Mboweni positive of rapid upswing in economic growth after deep recession
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said that the country’s recession would deepen this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mboweni said…
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Tito Mboweni: Social grants increase on the cards
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said today, that government might increase social grants to cushion the poor during the lockdown. In…
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SA won’t consider IMF adjustment programme: Tito Mboweni
South Africa will not consider International Monetary Fund funding accompanied by a structural adjustment programme as it battles to contain…
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SA should not approach IMF for help – ANC and allies say
South Africa should not approach the International Monetary Fund or World Bank for help, even as it grapples with the…
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