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Enoch Godongwana, South Africa's Minister of Finance
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Boardroom Talk: Behind Treasury's shock move to pull the plug on 69 Municipalities — Joburg Included

By
Alec Hogg
5 min read
National Treasury has withheld its July 2026 cheques from 65 municipalities, including Johannesburg, for persistent financial mismanagement and unpaid bills
Signage at a Chery Automobile Co. dealership
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Boardroom Talk: A R57bn handshake - How Chery cashed in on two subsidies

By
Alec Hogg
4 min read
Cameras loved the Rosslyn ribbon-cutting on Friday. As did the controversial politicians Paul Mashatile and Panyaza Lesufi.
Boardroom Talk: Welcome back Michael Sachs - The man who said no to Zuma — and yes to SA
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Boardroom Talk: Welcome back Michael Sachs - The man who said no to Zuma — and yes to SA

By
Alec Hogg
4 min read
Michael Sachs returns as Ramaphosa’s economic adviser, bringing fiscal credibility, reform focus, and proven resistance to Zuma-era excesses.
Boardroom Talk: SA’s municipalities are bleeding billions — and the woman tasked with stopping it can only watch
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Boardroom Talk: SA’s municipalities are bleeding billions — and the woman tasked with stopping it can only watch

By
Alec Hogg
4 min read
Tsakani Maluleke’s latest audit reveals persistent municipal failures, weak accountability, and deep governance problems across South Africa’s local government.
John Steenhuisen, leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), center, at the first sitting of parliament following the election at the Cape Town International Convention Center in Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday, June 14, 2024. Talks between South African political parties on forming a new government extended late into the night on Thursday.
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Boardroom Talk: Steenhuisen's fall and what it tells us about Geordin Hill-Lewis

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
What Hill Lewis's reshuffle reveals about his leadership.
Boardroom Talk: Joburg in freefall — who has the will — and the skill — to fix it?
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Boardroom Talk: Joburg in freefall — who has the will — and the skill — to fix it?

By
Alec Hogg
5 min read
Joburg's budget reveals a R220bn infrastructure backlog and deepening debt crisis. Can new political leadership save Africa's richest city?
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