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South Africa: Unions vs Government - There's a Battle Royal On the Horizon
Daily Maverick, 2 March 2020
Unions and government are coming closer to a full-blown confrontation over wages and the number of people employed in the public sector. It has the potential to be bloody, bruising… Read more »
South African Govt, Unions Set for Battle Over Workers' Jobs?
Unions and the government are coming closer to a full-blown confrontation over wages and the number of people employed in the public sector. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's announcement in his budget speech that the public sector wage bill will be cut by U.S.$10 billion over the next three years, has not been favourably met by union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions.
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South Africa: Public Servants' Wages No Longer Sacred in a Time of Doing More With Less
Daily Maverick, 27 February 2020
Tito Mboweni has gone where previous finance ministers have feared to tread -- slashing the public wage bill. The political landmines are about to explode. Read more »
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South Africa: It's a Wrap - Tito Mboweni's Budget Hot Seat Is About to Get Even Hotter - Ask the Unions
Daily Maverick, 27 February 2020
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is not a coward. He is taking on the unions. And they are ready, willing and able to respond. Parliament during a Budget is an interesting place,… Read more »
InFocus
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers his budget on February 26, 2020 at a time when South Africa is in a state of fiscal purgatory. A glimmer of hope is that he may yet surprise ... Read more »
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In a hard-hitting Budget that bluntly put a daily R1-billion price tag on borrowing costs, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni pulled off a political juggling act "in the interest of our ... Read more »
