Is South Africa finally turning the corner on debt?
While borrowing remains substantial, improving bond yields, firmer revenue, and reduced debt-service growth suggest a more credible consolidation path.
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Tight-lipped Treasury braces for tough Budget to plug R75bn shortfall
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana won’t reveal where the spending cuts or savings will come from but says South Africa must “do more with less”.
How the economy and the bond market influence the Budget
South Africa’s core fiscal challenge is to get the gap between economic growth and the cost of borrowing back into positive territory.
Kieswetter agrees to extended term as SARS head amid economic challenges
The commissioner says the Revenue Service has put measures in place to meet the revised estimate for revenue collection.
