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1 month ago | 
dfa.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Mayibongwe Maqhina |Kamogelo Moichela
Experts have mixed feelings as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver his third Budget Speech on Wednesday. Image: PixabayAs SOUTH Africa braces for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third Budget Speech on Wednesday, a wave of expert opinions reveals a landscape marked by both cautious optimism and pronounced concerns. With rising economic pressures and a growing budget deficit, Godongwana faces the complex task of generating revenue without curbing growth.
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1 month ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Sihle Mlambo
PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGThe business sector says that President Cyril Ramaphosa and President Donald Trump’s meeting this week is crucial to trade relations and the economy of South Africa. Image: SihleMlambo/IOLThis week’s meeting between President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and US President Donald Trump is being closely monitored by the international relations stakeholders as they have emphasised its significance for trade relations and the broader South African economy.
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1 month ago | 
finance.einnews.com | Ashley Lechman |Yogashen Pillay |Kamogelo Moichela
South Africa's Budget crisis continued this past week after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that he will be tabling yet another budget later this month. This comes after the initial Budget was cancelled in February, as the ANC sought to bring in major changes to the previously agreed budgeted finances for the fiscal years ahead, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) only finding out about the changes on the morning of the planned Budget speech.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Zelda Venter |Mthobisi Nozulela
Fears continue of Transnet looming employees' strike due to a wage dispute. Image: Leon Lestrade/ Independent NewspapersFears continue of Transnet looming employees' strike due to a wage dispute. This follows the United National Transport Union (Untu) confirming on Wednesday that it has received the certificate of non-resolution from the CCMA on Wednesday. Untu declared a deadlock in talks for the 2025/2026 financial year on Monday, rejecting Transnet’s latest wage offer of 6%.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Philippa Larkin |Siphelele Dludla |Yogashen Pillay
. The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said that the Business Confidence Index (BCI) has increased well from May 2024 to February 2024 but noted a drop in confidence in March 2025. Image: Picture: Henk Kruger/Independent NewspapersIn March South Africa's business environment reflected a sustained improvement in sentiment that began in June 2024, driven by stronger economic prospects.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Philippa Larkin |Siphelele Dludla |Mthobisi Nozulela
INVESTMENTThe stage was set for the Africa CEO Forum 2025 on Tuesday with a media briefing announcing the theme “Can a New Deal Between State and Private Sector Deliver the Continent a Winning Hand?” Image: SuppliedThe stage was set for the highly anticipated Africa CEO Forum 2025 during a media briefing on Tuesday, as Amir Ben Yahmed, President of the Africa CEO Forum, unveiled the theme for this year’s conference.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Edward West |Zelda Venter |Ashley Lechman
LABOUR RELATIONSEconomists and logistics experts are concerned about the impact a looming Transnet strike of over 20 000 workers could have on the South African economy and the logistics sector. Image: Leon Lestrade/ Independent NewspapersThe looming strike of more than 20 000 workers at Transnet has raised concern of industry players about the potential impact it could have on the South African economy and the logistics sector.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Anita Nkonki |Yogashen Pillay |Thami Magubane
Minister of Tourism in Mauritius Richard Duval said that tourism and ties between South Africa and Mauritius are being strengthened. Image: Picture suppliedMinister of Tourism in Mauritius Richard Duval said that tourism and ties between South Africa and Mauritius are being strengthened. The Minister was speaking at an information sharing session in Umhlanga on Monday on his first official visit to South Africa as Tourism Minister.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Siphelele Dludla |Edward West |Nicola Mawson
AGRICULTURESouth African sugarcane farming associations have raised alarms as potential tariff increases by US President Donald Trump threaten to disrupt the already precarious equilibrium of the local sugar industry. Dr. Thomas Funke, CEO of SA Canegrowers, on Monday urged the government to continue to prioritise negotiations with the US on tariff reductions and exemptions to help create certainty in the agricultural industry.
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2 months ago | 
businessreport.co.za | Ashley Lechman |Se-Anne Rall |Yogashen Pillay |Siphelele Dludla
TELECOMMUNICATIONSMTN said by optimising application-aware networks and network-aware applications, the initiative aims to deliver a more seamless, stable, and high-quality user experience. Image: IOLOne of Africa's largest telecommunications service provider, the MTN Group said on Monday that it is has partnered with the global social networking company, Meta, to enhancethequalityand reliability ofvoiceandvideocalls on real-timecallingapplications such as WhatsApp across 12MTNmarkets.
