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South Africa:
Gordhan On Why He Can't Cut Zuma Cabinet
News24Wire, 25 February 2016
The developed world should regard developing countries such as those in Africa as their partners and stop reacting rashly when the US Federal Reserve changes course, said Finance… Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget 2016 a Double-Edged Sword - Property Experts
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
The R62bn allocated for housing subsidies is good news for the lower end of the property market, but transfer duty and capital gains tax increases may dampen sentiment at the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Moving South Africa Away from Junk Status?
SAIIA, 25 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has just presented his first Budget Speech since being reappointed after the unceremonious firing of Minister Nene. The speech follows on the… Read more »
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South Africa:
What Came First, the Struggling Economy or a Bumbling Jacob Zuma?
The Daily Vox, 24 February 2016
The proverbial guns (and the real ones), billboards, hashtags and tweets are out for President Jacob Zuma. "Zuma must go" they all demand, even some in his own party (not least in… Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget Speech Advances People's Power and Responds to Our People's Aspirations
ANC, 24 February 2016
The African National Congress welcomes the Budget Speech delivered by the Minister of Finance, Comrade Pravin Gordhan, today. The budget, which is presented in the midst of a… Read more »
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South Africa:
Gordhan's Budget - SA Must Just Grin and Bear It
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
All eyes and ears were on Pravin Gordhan when he delivered South Africa's most-anticipated budget speech since 1994. But the jury is still out on whether the quick-witted and… Read more »
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South Africa:
Full Text of 2016 Budget by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan
Govt of SA, 25 February 2016
Honourable SpeakerMister PresidentMr Deputy PresidentCabinet Colleagues and Deputy MinistersGovernor of the Reserve BankMECs of FinanceFellow South Africans Read more »
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South Africa:
Health Budget Takes a Back Seat but Gets the Basics
The Conversation Africa, 24 February 2016
A great deal was at stake for South Africa when its Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his much-anticipated 2016 Budget speech. In terms of health, a tax on sugar-loaded… Read more »
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South Africa:
Small Groups of Protesters At Parliament On Budget Day
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
A series of small protests were held outside and near Parliament on Budget Day, in contrast to the massive student uprising which descended on the institution during the Medium… Read more »
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South Africa:
Rand Dips After Budget Speech
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
In the midst of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's budget speech on Wednesday, Moody's downgraded Brazil to junk status, which is seen as the main cause for the weakness in the… Read more »
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South Africa:
ANC Praise for Gordhan's 'Budget of Hope'
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented a budget of hope in the midst of a sluggish economic climate, the ANC said in a statement. Read more »
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South Africa:
Gordhan Missed Fuel Levy Chance to Kill E-Tolls - Outa
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
How can the government increase the general fuel levy by 60c over two years, but can't add another 9c to cover e-tolls, Outa chairperson Wayne Duvenage questioned on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
SA Far From Debt Trap - Gordhan
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
Government debt will be stabilised over the medium term and South Africa is far from a debt trap, according to the Budget Review. Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget in a Nutshell
News24Wire, 24 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's first comeback National Budget tabled on Wednesday afternoon in Parliament was relatively calm and workmanlike one after all the expectations of… Read more »
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South Africa:
Tripartite Alliance Demands Will Limit Gordhan's Budget - DA
News24Wire, 22 February 2016
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's ability to deliver a rating agency-friendly fiscal budget on Wednesday will be limited by the political space available inside the tripartite… Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget 2016 - Gordhan's Back, but His Back Needs Watching
Daily Maverick, 19 February 2016
While it is futile to speculate on the specifics of the Budget because the process of finalising the speech tends to be conducted behind closed doors, it is clear that Pravin… Read more »