MEDIA STATEMENT: A realistic budget delivered under severe constraints


POSTED ON: November 1, 2023 IN by Admin

The minister committed to a number of important targets, including fiscal consolidation, reduced expenditure, no significant tax increases and reorganisation of government functions.

read more >>

Op-ed: Government cannot spend its way out of a deficit – maintaining fiscal discipline is essential.


POSTED ON: October 29, 2023 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

National Treasury has been working on improving the regulatory framework that governs public-private partnerships. Appropriate regulation is key.

read more >>

Busisiwe Mavuso | Don’t bet more taxpayer money on ailing SOEs


POSTED ON: August 19, 2022 IN by Admin

By Busisiwe Mavuso

Improving our debt profile will accelerate our return to investment grade ratings, which in turn will make our debt cheaper.

read more >>

BUSISIWE MAVUSO | Public wage ruling sets the tone for govt to exit similar agreements in future


POSTED ON: March 3, 2022 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

Government expenditure needs to be directed towards priority areas for economic growth.

read more >>

Busisiwe Mavuso | Budget helped repair trust, but more could have been done


POSTED ON: February 25, 2022 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

Treasury must take on the task of ensuring the greatest value for money in terms of delivering on overall policy objectives.

read more >>

BUSISIWE MAVUSO: Godongwana has chance to make new start with zero-based budgeting


POSTED ON: February 22, 2022 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

We need taxes to be allocated based on necessity and targeted in areas that will have maximum impact.

read more >>

Government needs to heed IMF warning on structural reforms


POSTED ON: December 14, 2021 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

There’s much that government needs to do to accelerate everything, ranging from easing red tape wherever it can (which is everywhere) to expediting the bid windows for the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Programme.

read more >>

Can our leaders stop languishing and start clearing reform hurdles?


POSTED ON: December 7, 2021 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

There is something seriously wrong in our policy environment and the labour market that is making South Africa unattractive to the long-term investment required for economic growth and job creation.

read more >>

Vaccination passports the only practical way to keep our economy functioning


POSTED ON: December 2, 2021 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

Thankfully, government didn’t hit the panic button in response to the sudden outbreak of the Omicron variant and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s commitment on Sunday to charting a course for mandatory vaccinations where appropriate is an important step in our war against the virus.

read more >>

New municipal councils must be held to account on delivering water security


POSTED ON: November 25, 2021 IN by Admin

By Busi Mavuso

Among our many problems, we face a water and sanitation crisis with failing wastewater treatment and subsequent pollution of the country’s water resources a particular problem, prompting the SA Human Rights Commission to declare it a national disaster.

read more >>