# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has lowered South Africa’s economic growth forecast for this year from 1.6-percent to 1.2-percent. Delivering his medium-term budget policy statement, Godongwana said growth remains too low, despite the government’s efforts to stabilise public finances and reduce debt:
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese groeivoorspelling vir vanjaar van 1,6- na 1,2-persent verminder. Godongwana het tydens sy mediumtermyn-begrotingsverklaring gesê die groei bly te laag, ondanks die regering se pogings om openbare finansies te bestendig en skuld te verminder:
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced temporary fuel levy cuts to ease pressure on households and businesses. The levy will be reduced by one-rand-50-cents a litre for petrol and three-rand a litre for diesel from the fourth of next month until the first of December. Godongwana says Treasury has increased its tax revenue forecast […]
# Die mynreus Anglo American het laer produksie van koper, ystererts en diamante aan in die derde kwartaal tot einde September aangeteken. Koperproduksie het met vyf-persent tot 174-duisend-900 ton gedaal, ysterertsproduksie met vier-persent en diamantproduksie met 11-persent. Die uitvoerende hoof, Duncan Wanblad, sê die onderneming is steeds op koers met sy produksieteikens vir 2026 danksy […]
# Die leier van Build One South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, sê die regering behoort te midde van wêreldwye onsekerheid, ‘n onbestede bedrag van tien-miljard-rand te gebruik om die algemene brandstofheffing in November tydelik te verlaag. Hy sê Suid-Afrika moet ook die manier waarop brandstofpryse vasgestel word hersien, plaaslike raffinaderye versterk en minder afhanklik wees van […]
# The African Transformation Movement’s Member of Parliament Vuyo Zungula is demanding answers from the Small Business Development minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams over allegations that foreign nationals use landlords’ identity documents without consent to register spaza shops. Zungula also questioned delays in disbursing the Spaza Shop Support Fund and called for a centralised licensing system. The […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, sou pas met sy tussentydse begroting in die Parlement begin en sal na verwagting ‘n verbeterde fiskale vooruitsig bekend maak. Die Tesourie het meer beweegruimte danksy ‘n hoër belastinginkomste, deels aangevuur deur sterk winste in die mynbousektor. Ekonome verwag Godongwana sal fokus op die beperking van staatskuld, strenger […]
# Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to announce an improved fiscal outlook when delivering his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Parliament at two o’clock this afternoon. Higher tax revenue, driven partly by strong mining profits, has given Treasury more room to manoeuvre. Economists expect the minister to focus on stabilising government debt, controlling spending […]
# Mining giant Anglo American has reported lower production of copper, iron ore and diamonds for the third quarter ending September. Copper output fell five-percent to 174-thousand-900 tonnes, iron ore declined four-percent, while diamond production dropped eleven-percent. Chief executive Duncan Wanblad says the company remains on track to meet its 2026 production targets, supported by […]
