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Dlamini can go back to work, as judge flays PIC’s ex-board

The high court has ruled Patrick Dlamini’s suspension unlawful, clearing the way for his return as PIC CEO after weeks of political turmoil

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The new PIC board: another ANC chair

Seiso Mohai is named PIC chair after a political fallout unseated the previous board, reviving pressure to depoliticise its leadership

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Dlamini hits out at ‘bad faith’ PIC whistleblowers

As the PIC grapples with a governance vacuum, the CEO says his suspension was based on anonymous speculation, not evidence

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How to build a PIC dream board

There is a deep pool of South African talent that finance minister Enoch Godongwana should look to when he forms the new PIC board

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High drama as suspended PIC boss goes to court

Patrick Dlamini goes to court over his suspension as the PIC board collapses, deepening the governance crisis at the asset manager

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PIC crisis deepens as four more directors quit

Four more PIC directors are said to have quit after Godongwana threatened to dissolve the board, deepening the crisis at Africa’s largest asset manager

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Inside the PIC’s meltdown

PIC CEO Patrick Dlamini’s suspension has reignited questions over governance, politics and accountability at the R3.6-trillion asset manager

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Why Godongwana had to rebuke Morero on Joburg’s debt crisis 

Fund manager Ian Scott argues Joburg should be priced deep in junk. The finance minister’s letter to the mayor just made his case

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The budget that ended bailouts but forgot growth

Six game-changing reforms went largely unnoticed in a budget overshadowed by politics – yet the same old fiscal burdens threaten to cancel them out

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The trouble with Godongwana’s ‘growth’ budget

Everyone wants a ‘growth budget’. But what does that actually look like? And is Budget 3.0 the answer?

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Godongwana’s third act: another box office flop?

Budget 3.0 lands without the VAT hike. But with weak growth, rising costs and party tension, it’s another instalment in search of a new ending

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Can the GNU survive Enoch’s U-turn?

The much-loathed VAT hike may be gone, but tensions in the government of national unity may yet torpedo the coalition

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The anatomy of a retreat: why the ANC blinked on the VAT increase

What precipitated the party’s climbdown on the VAT issue?

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ANC, claiming it is not ‘anti-business’, mulls ditching VAT hike

Amid the furore over the budget, the ANC is now apparently looking for ways to scrap the VAT hike and find the money to plug the gap elsewhere

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Mashaba’s budget coup rescues ANC, as the DA fumes

ActionSA has come to the ANC’s aid to get the budget over the line. But at what cost to the government of national unity?

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Budget crisis: two days to bust

The budget standoff between the ANC and DA is dragging into yet another week. If it’s not resolved, there could be dire implications for the economy

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Budget red light over green power

Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech looked like a leap forward for renewable energy. But take a deeper dive, and it’s less convincing

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The budget that almost wasn’t – and maybe still isn’t

Godongwana may have said the right things about cost containment in his budget speech, but he lacked detail about cost-containment targets

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Budget 2.0: 10 things you need to know

The time-strapped person’s guide to the budget

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All eyes on Godongwana as Doge-style cuts mooted

South Africa faces devastating consequences if its budget fails again. Critics want a US-like Doge to slash bureaucracy.