EDITORIAL: It’s time for the ANC to take Tito Mboweni seriously
The government should admit it is hopeless at running businesses when even the poster children of SOEs are looking for handouts
22 May 2020 - 05:10
Everything is going wrong all at once for finance minister Tito Mboweni, who just months ago pledged to wean state-owned enterprises (SOEs) off government financial support.
Just this week, three of them — Airports Company SA (Acsa), the Land Bank and arms manufacturer Denel — came out with statements saying their cash flows were getting wiped out by the nationwide lockdown. ..
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