Mushtak Parker

3 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Mushtak Parker

There is a backlog of unfinished business between the Trump administration and the GNU ranging from South Africa’s continued membership of AGOA, says the writer. Image by: AFPPublished 21m ago | Published 21m agoWHEN you have a supreme disruptor of the global order, then politicians inevitably scurry around conjuring up mitigation, containment, appeasement or retaliation strategies. Inaction, procrastination and negotiation from a position of weakness simply exacerbates the playbook.

1 month ago | iol.co.za | Mushtak Parker

Every three minutes, a child dies of tuberculosis (TB), even though treatment is available. In children,under-diagnosis is a major obstacle to effective treatment. TB is the world’s number one infectious disease killer that claimed 1.25 million lives last year which experts stress was preventable.

1 month ago | iol.co.za | Mushtak Parker

Finance Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury briefed a joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance, Standing Committee on Appropriations, Select Committee on Finance and Select Committee on Appropriations on the 2025 Budget Speech. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is caught between a rock and a hard place – an economic and fiscal playbook that has plagued successive finance ministers going back to the Zuma years of state capture more than a decade ago, says the writer.

1 month ago | iol.co.za | Mushtak Parker

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to table his Budget Speech today. Published 9m ago | Published 9m agoTODAY, Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, is expected to table his delayed 2025 National Budget to Parliament. The next few days are crucial for the country’s near future economic dispensation and for the credibility of the GNU.

1 month ago | tios.co.za | Mushtak Parker

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to table his Budget Speech today. Published 19h ago | Published 19h agoTODAY, Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, is expected to table his delayed 2025 National Budget to Parliament. The next few days are crucial for the country’s near future economic dispensation and for the credibility of the GNU.