top of page


Food for Thought


National Budget Speech 2024
On 21 February 2024 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his budget speech, summarised on a high level, as follows: Social grants...

Anu Ananmalay
Feb 26, 20244 min read
19


Budget 2024/25 - Forex reserves to the rescue!
The 2024/25 national budget will mainly be remembered for its novel utilisation of a portion of South Africa’s gold and foreign exchange...

Dr. Roelof Botha
Feb 22, 20243 min read
79


Total disposable income of households still rising
The Altron-FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) for the first quarter of 2023 has predictably taken a dip as a result of financial...

Dr. Roelof Botha
Jul 20, 20233 min read
9


LEGAL NOTES Update: Impact of the Budget Speech 2023/2024 on Retirement Funds
On 22 February 2023 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his budget speech. He noted that the 2023 budget is being tabled in a...

Anu Ananmalay
Mar 6, 20235 min read
108


Employment gains continue in 4th quarter
The South African economy continued its impressive job creation performance in the 4th quarter of 2022, adding another 169,000 new jobs....

Dr. Roelof Botha
Mar 3, 20232 min read
30


Budget 2023/24 – emphasis on renewable energy & tax breaks
The 2023/24 national budget delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been met with a favourable initial response by...

Dr. Roelof Botha
Feb 23, 20234 min read
114


Moody's & Mini-Budget Provide Some Cheer at Eskom
October ended on a high note for South Africa’s embattled electricity utility, with two welcome windfalls in quick succession. The first...

Dr. Roelof Botha
Nov 2, 20223 min read
4


Budget Update
Aspects of the 2022/2023 budget that impact on retirement funds RETIREMENT FUNDS SUMMARY The proposed Two-Pot System will proceed, with...

Anu Ananmalay
May 10, 20223 min read
31


South Africa's Fiscal affairs turn the corner
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana probably cannot believe his luck. It is highly unlikely that a taxation revenue overrun of the...

Dr. Roelof Botha
Feb 24, 20223 min read
21
bottom of page