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Mashatile expresses concern about economic growth, citing impact on youth

Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, has voiced the government’s concerns over the country’s economic growth rate, saying the youth are among those being negatively affected. He was speaking as the country commemorates Youth Day. Mashatile gave a virtual keynote address on Friday. “We remain concerned that the economy is not expanding at the rate that permits the economic development of a large number of people, especially the youth. It is for […]

16 June 2023

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Economists expect Budget Speech to focus on economic growth

Finance Minister, Enoch Godogwana will be faced with the challenging task of allocating limited resources towards multiple competing priorities when he delivers his Budget address this week. Economic analysts say they expect the focus of the budget to be on economic growth and revenue revisions. This as expenditure pressures rise due to the energy crisis, weak economic growth and a need for the extension of the special distress relief grant. […]

21 February 2023

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Parliament to decide on expropriation without compensation

On Tuesday, the National Assembly will decide whether to proceed with a process to amend the Constitution to make expropriation of land without compensation possible, as the EFF's motion in this regard is expected to be debated. The draft resolution, brought by Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, states that "South Africa has a unique history of brutal dispossession of land from black people by the settler colonial white minority" […]

27 February 2018

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Mashatile expresses concern about economic growth, citing impact on youth

Economists expect Budget Speech to focus on economic growth

Parliament to decide on expropriation without compensation

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