SA slips into recession
3 March 2020 - Listen to the CRA's David Ansara and Ian Cruickshanks discuss the implications of slow growth in this audio note. SA slips into recession
Preview of Budget 2020
21 Feb 2020 - Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni has very little room to manoeuvre ahead of his budget speech on Wednesday 26 February. Preview of Budget 2020
US warns SA over EWC
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has criticised the SA government's proposed policy of Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC). US warns SA over EWC
SONA 2020: Disrupted Nation
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) was big on social compacts and consensus, but small on substantive policy reforms. SONA 2020: Disrupted Nation
ANC proposal: EWC decisions to be made by the executive, not the courts
The ANC has proposed that the executive, rather than the courts, should decide when nil compensation on expropriation should apply. ANC proposal: EWC decisions to be made by the executive, not the courts
Update on Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC)
Legislation to amend section 25 of the Constitution is currently open for public comment until 31 January 2020. This unprecedented change to the Bill of Rights will significantly weaken property rights and further damage economic growth. Update on Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC)