Growing pains … but Budget 3.0 is set to pass
The market is taking heart Treasury won't be borrowing more, while higher fuel levies and more money for Sars will help plug the VAT…
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How to start saving on any salary
A financial planner admits he didn’t follow his own advice – until debt hit. Now he shares the lesson he really learnt: think why,…
Hot mic or not, Kieswetter was right on taxes
What the VAT standoff has done is force a reckoning over the trade-offs needed to balance South Africa’s books…
How rubber is Godongwana’s arm?
Enoch Godongwana will deliver his budget amid a flurry of demands from his own party for money at Transnet and elsewhere. How rubber will…
The déjà vu deficit: Keeping South Africa on the budget tightrope
SA’s deficit – the gap between what we spend and what we get in – is likely to be ugly when Enoch Godongwana unveils…
What is a primary budget surplus, and how can it benefit us?
South Africa’s debt has hit 75% of GDP, with interest payments now the biggest budget item. A primary budget surplus could steady the ship…
Boxer’s off with a bang!
A brilliant JSE debut for the retailer raises the question of which stock to buy: the fast-growing soft discounter or its parent, deeply discounted…
Why you’re a terrible saver (and how to get better)
Most people struggle to save due to poor financial literacy, often lacking essential money-management skills like budgeting. Others grapple with self-control, driven by the…
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