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2020 Budget Speech
2020 Budget Speech
27th February 2020

Creamer Media’s Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about highlights from Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s 2020 Budget Speech and whether enough has been done to stave... 


Cranes, construction equipment to become everyday sight across South Africa
Cranes, construction equipment to become everyday sight across South Africa
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Over the next three years, the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) will package blended finance megaprojects of at least R200-billion, while government has committed R10-billion for such... 


Govt working on environmental fiscal reform paper, as carbon tax increases 5.6%
Govt working on environmental fiscal reform paper, as carbon tax increases 5.6%
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The National Treasury on Wednesday confirmed that government was preparing to publish an environmental fiscal reform review paper. The paper will explore the potential for new environmental taxes... 


Contingent liabilities set to rise to R980bn
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Contingent liabilities, which are mainly guarantees to State-owned companies (SOCs) are projected to reach R979.9-billion on March 31, 2020. According to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, who tabled... 


Treasury commits R157m to Jobs Fund projects
Treasury commits R157m to Jobs Fund projects
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

A total of R157-million has been committed to projects within South Africa’s Jobs Fund in this year’s National Budget, which was delivered by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday. However,... 


South Africa to establish sovereign wealth fund, State bank
South Africa to establish sovereign wealth fund, State bank
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday announced the formation of the South African Sovereign Wealth Fund, which would target a capital amount of about R30-billion. Given the legal,... 


Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
Mboweni homes in on wage bill as he holds R156bn expenditure-reduction line
26th February 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni stuck doggedly to the expenditure-reduction framework first outlined in October, announcing cuts of R156-billion relative to the 2019 Budget baseline for the coming... 


Strengthening Sars ‘will take time’, says Mboweni
Strengthening Sars ‘will take time’, says Mboweni
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Strengthening the South African Revenue Service will remain one of government’s top priorities for this year. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni emphasised that building a capable State that serves... 


R16.4bn allocated to cover SAA’s debt and debt costs
R16.4bn allocated to cover SAA’s debt and debt costs
26th February 2020 By: Terence Creamer

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced on Wednesday that R16.4-billion would be allocated to South African Airways over the medium term to “repay the airline’s guaranteed debt and to cover... 


Private electricity generation identified as most urgent structural reform for reigniting growth
Private electricity generation identified as most urgent structural reform for reigniting growth
26th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

With a weak economic outlook characterised by a real gross domestic product that is expected to grow at 0.9% in 2020, 1.3% in 2021 and 1.6% in 2022, South Africa is in dire need of far-reaching... 


Cosatu: We will collapse the public service if wages are reviewed
Cosatu: We will collapse the public service if wages are reviewed
26th February 2020 By: News24Wire

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has threatened to strike and "collapse" the public service if government does not honour the current public service wage agreement, Cosatu... 


Nehawu says govt wants to review public sector wage deal
Nehawu says govt wants to review public sector wage deal
26th February 2020 By: Reuters

South African public sector union the National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) said on Wednesday that the government wanted to review a three-year wage deal with public sector... 


Minerals Council CEO Roger Baxter
Time for govt to consider new strategies to get economic growth going, says Baxter
21st February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

In what has been the longest economic downturn for the country since 1945, it has become necessary for government to consider alternative strategies and change various policies to allow business to... 


Ahead of Budget speech, Deloitte says Mboweni faces ‘mammoth task’
18th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

Taking South Africa’s weak fiscal position and the scrutiny of ratings agencies into account, along with the country’s deteriorating economic outlook and the negative impact thereof on revenue... 


SoNA came at ‘crucial time’ says panel
14th February 2020 By: Simone Liedtke

The 2020 State of the Nation Address (SoNA) came at “a crucial time” for South Africa, which is faced with a stagnated economy defined by challenges such as lack of capacity in State-owned... 


Seifsa, Minerals Council react positively to SoNA commitments
14th February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The mining and metals and engineering sectors have mostly welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plans around energy and infrastructure, following his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Thursday... 


Some of SA Mint's coins for 2020
SA Mint commemorates ‘renewal’ in 2020
3rd February 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

This year, the South African Mint (SA Mint) will commemorate the Chinese horoscope’s sentiment for 2020, aligning the designs of some of its prized collectable coins with “The Year of the Metal... 


Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
Mboweni wants your tips on how to grow the economy
20th January 2020 By: News24Wire

Finance minister Tito Mboweni has asked South Africans to send him their ideas on how to grow the country's ailing economy.  Mboweni will deliver the 2020 national budget speech on February 26 and... 


Gauteng budget boosted by prior year rollovers, but medium-term spend remains tight
Gauteng budget boosted by prior year rollovers, but medium-term spend remains tight
26th November 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has revised its expenditure for the 2019/20 financial year ending March 31, 2020, upwards by R443-million, increasing the yearly provincial budget to... 


WHAT A VIEW
In May, Sasol re-evaluated and set out the principal factors that had resulted in an increase in the Lake Charles Chemical Project capital cost guidance
Remediation announced following LCCP review
22nd November 2019

With the capital cost of the Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) in May forecasted as $12.9-billion, as opposed to the initial $12.6-billion forecast in February, Petrochemical producer Sasol’s... 


Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
Raising taxes won't help the fiscus, parliament hears
5th November 2019 By: News24Wire

Further tax hikes will not be helpful in raising revenue, as intended, the Financial Fiscal Commission warned. The commission, which is a constitutional body that advises all organs of state on... 


R110m for refurbishments to MPs' houses and R540m for improvements at Parliament
R110m for refurbishments to MPs' houses and R540m for improvements at Parliament
31st October 2019 By: News24Wire

After spending almost three-quarters of a billion rand on the three parliamentary villages, its upkeep and transport the past 10 years, the Department of Public Works is planning another project,... 


SA’s fiscal risks rise
SA’s fiscal risks rise
30th October 2019

Creamer Media’s Chanel de Bruyn speaks to Engineering News Editor Terence Creamer about the deterioration in South Africa’s public finances, what Tito Mboweni said in his Medium-Term Budget Policy... 


Saville stresses importance of this year’s MTBPS
28th October 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Cannon Asset Managers founder and CEO Dr Adrian Saville believes the upcoming Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) might be the most important one for South Africa yet. With a resurgence... 


Gauteng budget spend reaches 97% average
4th October 2019 By: Natasha Odendaal

The Gauteng departments of Health, Education and Infrastructure Development have driven the Gauteng Provincial Government’s collective 97% spend of its total adjusted budget for the 2018/19... 


Finance Minister Tito Mboweni
Mboweni postpones mini budget by a week
19th September 2019 By: News24Wire

Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni will this year present his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on October 30, about a week later than is the norm.  National Treasury and the chairperson of the... 


Group Five business rescue plan published
2nd September 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) for embattled construction company Group Five Construction (G5 Construction), Dave Lake and Peter van den Steen, have released the business rescue plans for... 


President Cyril Ramaphosa
Crucial policy missteps have taken place – Ramaphosa
23rd July 2019 By: Sane Dhlamini

President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that, while South Africa has come a long way 25 years into democracy, there have been crucial policy missteps, and he admitted that government has, at... 


Repo rate cut welcomed
Repo rate cut welcomed
18th July 2019 By: Sane Dhlamini

Black Business Council (BBC) CEO Kganki Matabane on Thursday welcomed the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% from... 


BBC welcomes financial support for Black Industrialists Programme
16th July 2019 By: Nadine James

The Black Business Council (BBC) has welcomed the announcement that R40-billion in financial support will be made available for the Black Industrialists Programme over five years. “To enhance the... 


Barbara Creecy
Climate change takes priority in Creecy’s budget vote debate
12th July 2019 By: Nadine James

Newly appointed Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Barbara Creecy delivered her R7.5-billion budget vote statement in the National Assembly on Thursday, emphasising the socioeconomic... 


Mozambique’s GDP growth to fall to below 3% following Idai
Mozambique’s GDP growth to fall to below 3% following Idai
17th May 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Mozambican government has estimated its emergency assistance needs and reconstruction costs following cyclone Idai, in March, will reach $1.5-billion, or about 10% of the country’s gross... 


Political parties agree on need for business, government collaboration
Political parties agree on need for business, government collaboration
12th April 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

One cannot develop South Africa with a blanket approach, without consultation and discussion and these interactions should not be confined to the election season only, Inkatha Freedom Party MP... 


SA entering a very scary socioeconomic corner
29th March 2019 By: Rebecca Campbell

Despite the concerns of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni, South Africa’s 2019 budget saw a real-terms increase in Government spending. Gross national debt will increase to about 60% in the financial... 


Financial markets driven by politics, rather than economic fundamentals – Peregrine
19th March 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The world is in an era of populism and nationalism, marked by the rapid rise of politicians echoing the message of a “selfish” State, effectively making the geopolitical landscape a treacherous... 


SA will run out of money by 2042 – economist
SA will run out of money by 2042 – economist
27th February 2019 By: News24Wire

If the fiscus continues on its current trajectory, South Africa will run out of money by 2042, members of Parliament have heard. The Standing Committee on Finance held public hearings on the Budget... 


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