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Zuma will make an 85% profit on his Nkandla home after repaying the state R7.8m

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NEWS ANALYSIS: President Jacob Zuma has until the end of August to repay the state R7.8-million for taxpayer-funded improvements to his Nkandla home. But, ironically, that amount represents – conservatively – an 85% profit for Zuma. Combining the findings of the treasury with a 2014 report by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) shows that the..
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State capture fiasco shows why collaboration is key to tackling global crime networks

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Lord Peter Hain tabled a series of allegations in the UK’s House of Lords relating to the possible role of British banks in alleged money laundering and illicit financial transactions centred around President Jacob Zuma and the Gupta family. The Conversation Africa’s Charles Leonard asked him to explain why he took the step. Hain, who..
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Parastatal waste equals tax shortfall: Treasury will need to find new resources to close the budget gap

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The R50‑billion shortfall in tax revenue that the treasury will need to find elsewhere to plug the budget gap is close to how much state-owned entities (SOEs) have thrown down the drain in the past financial year. The auditor general, Kimi Makwetu, released national and provincial audit results on Wednesday. Although the number of clean..
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Exposing Zwane’s ‘Job-Saving’ LIES: Guptas Simply Moving Their Loot Offshore.

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Both the Guptas and Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane seem to both sing from the same Bell Pottinger inspired hymn sheet. When questioned in Parliament about how and why he pushed for Oakbay and Guptas to bully their way through and ultimately take ownership (in a hugely controversial way) of Glencore’s Optimum coal mine; Zwane said the deal arose..
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Open Letter To Zuma -Your Vision For This Once Beautiful Country Is A Huge Fat “For Sale” Sign!

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Good day Mr President! Firstly, I know you’re a fucktard, so lets cut the pleasantries and get down to business! This Country is my Country – one that my forefathers built with pride and dignity – something every moral fibre in your being is devoid of! In 1994, I voted for change, the change that..
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February’s Main Budget Could Be A Total ‘Bloodbath’ Judging Gigaba’s Mini-Budget

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The biggest day in Malusi Gigaba’s political career so far was strongly contrasted yesterday by a vehemently negative market reaction. While being honest in his assessment of the state of the South African economy, the Finance Minister provided little hope that he has a plan to halt the bleeding. And as Matthew Lester points out below, if Gigaba remains Finance Minister until..
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Full Junk Status For South Africa Is Inevitable

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While two of the three major rating agencies already have South Africa’s foreign debt ratings in sub-investment grade, finance minister Malusi Gigaba’s bleak budget speech this week practically makes ‘full’ junk for the country an inevitability. As the market and analysts digest the key takeaways from the budget speech, the overarching theme that has emerged..
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This Is Who Is Paying South Africa’s Tax – A Paltry 13% Of The South African Population

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Finance expert Jayson Coomer, known as the Rolling Alpha, has updated his annual breakdown of South Africa’s tax trends, following the mini-budget speech delivered this week. According to Coomer’s data, currently a paltry 13% of the South African population of 56 million people are the ones paying income taxes – with the other 87% not contributing..
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February’s Main Budget Could Be A Total ‘Bloodbath’ Judging Gigaba’s Mini-Budget

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Matthew Lester The biggest day in Malusi Gigaba’s political career so far was strongly contrasted yesterday by a vehemently negative market reaction. While being honest in his assessment of the state of the South African economy, the Finance Minister provided little hope that he has a plan to halt the bleeding. And as Matthew Lester points out below, if Gigaba remains Finance..
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Medium Term Budget Policy Statement  2017 Reveals The Full Horror Of Jacob Zuma’s Catastrophic Mismanagement Of The Economy In South Africa

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The Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba’s, “maiden” medium-term budget policy statement exposes the full horror of President Jacob Zuma’s catastrophic management of the economy in South Africa. The minister’s medium-term budget policy statement reveals a full-scale budget “blow out” with: **  a massive revenue shortfall of R50. 8 billion, which is the largest revenue shortfall..
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