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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Kgothatso Madisa |Thabo Mokone |Caiphus Kgosana
BEE tweak ‘not created for Musk’: Communications minister Solly Malatsi rejects criticism of directive that could open doors for Starlink 25 May 2025 - 00:00 By KGOTHATSO MADISA, THABO MOKONE and CAIPHUS KGOSANA DA communications minister Solly Malatsi has strongly defended a policy directive he issued that seeks to relax BEE regulations in the ICT sector and could open the door for Elon Musk’s Starlink. ..
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2 months ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana |Khulekani Magubane |Masi Losi
A light aircraft manufacturer with factory facilities in the south of Johannesburg and in Alrode, Alberton, has found itself in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war. Sling Aircraft is the maker of two-seater and four-seater light aircraft in the deregulated aircraft category.
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2 months ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana |Khulekani Magubane
SA plane maker hobbled by Trump decrees Production at Sling Aircraft grinds to a halt as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs hit 13 April 2025 - 00:00 By CAIPHUS KGOSANA and KHULEKANI MAGUBANE A light aircraft manufacturer with factory facilities in the south of Johannesburg and in Alrode, Alberton, has found itself in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump’s global trade war...
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Mar 8, 2025 | 
timeslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana |Kgothatso Madisa |Thabo Mokone
Godongwana stands firm on VAT hike Half-percentage point rise mooted for this and next two years 09 March 2025 - 00:00 By CAIPHUS KGOSANA, KGOTHATSO MADISA and THABO MOKONE Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is standing his ground on a tax increase, insisting he needs the extra revenue to fund the “Covid grant” and ruling out any other form of a tax hike when he presents his delayed budget on Wednesday...
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone |Caiphus Kgosana |Lizeka Tandwa |Kgothatso Madisa
How Godongwana’s obstinacy cancelled the budget Desperate to find money to fund the state’s ambitious spending plans, finance minister ignored warnings about VAT hike plan 23 February 2025 - 00:00 By THABO MOKONE, CAIPHUS KGOSANA, LIZEKA TANDWA and KGOTHATSO MADISA Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, desperate to plug the gaping hole in South Africa’s fiscus, ignored warnings from all sides that his plan to hike VAT was doomed to failure. ..
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
timeslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana |Khulekani Magubane |Kgothatso Madisa
16 February 2025 - 00:00 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Minister of finance Enoch Godongwana. File photo. With the commodity boom now a thing of the past and the Treasury having already tapped into the country’s foreign reserves to reduce debt, the government is set to squeeze more out of taxpayers to fund a projected R300bn shortfall.
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Nov 3, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana |Khulekani Magubane
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has asked the National Treasury and the Reserve Bank to determine the full impact of a transition to a lower inflation target on consumers and the economy.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana
Budget 2024 | Government reduces exposure to SAA The National Treasury says much work went into shrinking the amount government is liable for 30 October 2024 - 21:13 Government has drastically reduced its exposure to South African Airways (SAA) from R19.1bn to R91m and will no longer offer financial support to the airline...
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana
Big Read Brics shows signs of growing influence on world stage More than 30 countries have applied to join the group, says Putin 27 October 2024 - 20:33 By REUTERS and CAIPHUS KGOSANA As US election jitters hung over this week’s meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of Kazan welcoming leaders of countries which together make up nearly half the world’s population...
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Oct 27, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Caiphus Kgosana
Big Read As US election jitters hung over this week’s meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of Kazan welcoming leaders of countries which together make up nearly half the world’s population. The Brics club of emerging economies may be a long way from rivalling the IMF or challenging US dollar dominance, but the first summit with its new batch of members showed clear signs of its growing weight...
