R600m dividend: Eskom’s insurance captive asks for fine to be reconsidered
The board’s rushed decision, based on unaudited interim figures, put the shareholder’s interests above those of the policyholders, tribunal says.
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South Africa is at high risk, but not only on the downside
The country is in a position similar to the one it was in before the apartheid system collapsed.
The trend to get off the grid is gathering pace, but total independence is still a way off
An overview of three on-site power options: diesel generators, biogas and solar.
Voetstoots or gatvol?
To be or not to be, that was the question for Mark Boucher and André de Ruyter.
Important expenses not factored into the medium-term budget
A major concern is the contingent liability guarantees of municipalities and some of the state-owned enterprises.
OECD calls for VAT hike to help fund permanent grant
South Africa should make the R350-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant permanent, increase the rate of value-added tax from 15% to 17%, and reform the “distortive” personal income tax system, the Organisation […]
South Africa’s economy and your wallet – Key factors that will have an impact
“With renewed lockdown measures, the return of load shedding, mounting debt and shattered confidence, the outlook for 2021, with a few exceptions, is bleak,” according to Ed Stoddard of Business Maverick. He recently […]
