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South Africa:
Budget 2015 - Nhlanhla Nene and the Theory of Everything
Daily Maverick, 26 February 2015
It could not have been easy having to proclaim the end of the good times to South Africans. It was Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's first spin of the Budget wheel, a task performed… Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget 2015 - Where's the Money At?
Daily Maverick, 26 February 2015
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's maiden budget produced some nasty news for better-off South Africans. In terms of provinces, government departments and entities, though, who gets… Read more »
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South Africa:
Five Ways the Budget Will Affect Your Life
The Daily Vox, 26 February 2015
There were no nasty surprises in the budget speech Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene delivered to Parliament on Wednesday afternoon, but there were some harsh truths. THERESA… Read more »
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South Africa:
Full 2015 Budget Speech by Finance Minister Nene
allAfrica, 25 February 2015
Honourable Speaker – Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget 2015 Exposes Poor Economic Policymaking Agenda
SACSIS, 25 February 2015
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, in his inaugural budget speech, offers this piece of wisdom, "The challenge of governance is to choose wisely between competing alternatives". This… Read more »
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South Africa:
Minister Nene to Unpack Spending for 2015
SAnews.gov.za, 25 February 2015
Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will this afternoon table the 2015 National Budget, outlining how government will finance its programme of action for the year ahead. Read more »
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South Africa:
Fiscal Cliff 'In the Distance' - Expert
SAPA, 24 February 2015
A "fiscal cliff" has not yet been averted in South Africa but is further in the distance than before, a Wits University professor said on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa:
SA Budget - Five Points to Watch
Daily Maverick, 25 February 2015
While this year's State of the Nation Address was about the sideshows and President Zuma's speech received little attention, today's budget speech will have a direct and immediate… Read more »
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South Africa:
DA Alternative Budget 2015/16 - Increasing Job Opportunities and Growth, Not Tax
DA, 24 February 2015
Note to editors: This statement was distributed to members of the media at a press briefing in Parliament this morning. The full document can be obtained here. Read more »
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South Africa:
Sacci Wants Clarity on Investment, NHI
SAPA, 24 February 2015
The SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Tuesday said it hoped the budget would shed light on progress made in infrastructure investment programmes and funding for the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Cosatu Calls On Finance Minister to Break With the Past and Present a Transformative National Budget for 2015/16 Budget
COSATU, 24 February 2015
The Congress of South African Trade Unions calls on the Minister of Finance Comrade Nhlanhla Nene to break with the past when delivering the 2015/16 National Budget. We remind the… Read more »
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South Africa:
Budget Speech, Questions to the President, Public Hearings Among Highlights of Rest of First Term
Parliament of South Africa, 22 February 2015
The Budget, questions for oral reply by the President, public hearings on draft legislation and finalisation of several bills are among issues on the agenda for the remaining weeks… Read more »
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South Africa:
Can We Find Our Way in the Dark?
The Journalist, 24 February 2015
Within the context of the South African speech and the energy crisis, economist Catherine Kannemeyer highlights some crucial elements of modern economics. Read more »
