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Mixed reactions to Godongwana’s Budget
By: Thabi Shomolekae 30th October 2024 Political parties expressed mixed reactions to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, with... →
R390bn in electricity investment ‘tangible evidence’ of benefits of reforms
By: Terence Creamer 30th October 2024 The first phase of Operation Vulindlela, which was set up jointly by the Presidency and the National Treasury to oversee structural economic... →
Unlocking private participation in infrastructure, starting with grid, at heart of Godongwana’s ‘pro-growth agenda’
By: Terence Creamer 30th October 2024 Scaling up private-sector participation (PSP) in the delivery of infrastructure emerged as a central component of the “pro-growth agenda” outlined... →
Daily Podcast – October 28, 2024
28th October 2024 October 28, 2024. For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, this is Polity’s Daily Podcast →
Ramaphosa wants 250Mt of freight moved by rail by 2029, as he notes progress in the sector
By: Sashnee Moodley 28th October 2024 The seventh administration aims to push rail as the “backbone of transport” in the country, with President Cyril Ramaphosa urging that rail lines... →
South Africa’s unity government won’t dent poverty and inequality if it follows the same old policies – sociologist
22nd October 2024 A recent poll by the Social Research Foundation, a think thank, found that 60% of South Africans thought the government of national unity was... →
Some you win, some you lose
22nd October 2024 There is an old saying that there are weeks when nothing happens, and then there are days when weeks happen. The first 2 weeks of October were days... →
Automotive industry the ‘unsung hero’ of the South African economy – Mavuso
By: Darren Parker 21st October 2024 Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has described the domestic automotive industry as the “unsung hero of the South African... →