Deputy finance minister David Masondo has defended his comments on the SA Reserve Bank that have raised eyebrows about his venturing into the realm of monetary policy considered to be the preserve of the central bank.

The Sunday Times reported Masondo as saying that the Reserve Bank should buy government bonds directly from the Treasury instead of just from the secondary market, as it has decided to do...

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