This is SA’s first proper attempt since the global financial crisis to align the pace of spending with slower growth
Stage is set for Ramaphosa’s keenest political test yet, as Mboweni draws a line in the sand on contentious wage bill
Mboweni picks a fight with labour: he wants to slash wages of public servants by R160bn over the medium term
SA Inc is facing a credibility crisis — and it’s hitting the tax base hard, says Sars commissioner Edward Kieswetter
If the government is serious about nurturing its relationship with the private sector, it’s time to get past the sentimental promises
Despite antagonism towards the wealthy from many in the ANC, Tito Mboweni was able to avoid alienating the people who pay SA’s bills
If SA is to make any inroads on its unemployment crisis, its policy needs to match the government’s grandiose pronouncements
News headlines scream about the seriousness of SA’s economic situation. But the country’s political leaders seem to have their heads in the sand
Due to huge maladministration and corruption, state-owned enterprises are sucking the life out of the economy
General scepticism greeted the notion of a sovereign wealth fund, given SA’s straitened condition
The state ‘reprioritises’ R500m for land claims — a dramatic fall from the R18.4bn set aside last year
The announcement of a panel of experts to review auditing practices ‘is an opportunity to relaunch the profession’
Organised labour is highly disappointed at the budget’s silence on any employment stimulus package
Mboweni went boldly where others have feared to tread: slashing public sector wages, risking the ire of unions
The Treasury is not bothering to waste much money on the National Health Insurance ‘vanity project’
Big changes are on the cards for provident funds, as the government pushes for annuitisation
Surprise relief for taxpayers in the form of above-inflation adjustments to the tax brackets
Most home buyers will save on transfer duties, but more ‘aggressive measures’ are needed to lift the housing market
Many expected the Treasury to raise taxes. Instead, it took a gamble that to get growth, it had to cut them instead