Hilary Joffe
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Treasury takes the wheel at Eskom
Package depends on privatising generation and investing in transmission → Read More
Mantashe’s department says it’s ready to unleash mining exploration
New off-the-shelf cadastral system is expected by the end of this year → Read More
Anglo CEO Duncan Wanblad still has faith in SA but time is running out
Duncan Wanblad bullish and ready to help fix SA’s crises → Read More
Energy transition to dominate talks at mining indaba
Ramaphosa scheduled to give keynote address to more than 7,000 people → Read More
Mminele steps down as SA’s clean energy funding remains in limbo
Departure of president’s climate finance task team chief raises questions about next steps for R1.5-trillion investment plan → Read More
NEWS ANALYSIS: With scarce power supply, cuts in demand might ease macroeconomic pressure
Economists can’t pin down what the impact of load-shedding on the economy will be in future as it depends on a host of variables → Read More
Treasury seeks $1bn World Bank loan to take advantage of lower rates
A loan at cheaper rates would reward SA for progress and commitments already made → Read More
Treasury seeks $1bn World Bank to take advantage of lower rates
A loan at cheaper rates would reward SA for progress and commitments already made → Read More
S&P affirms ratings, warns of debt risks over Eskom
Agency expects fiscal drain to SOEs with weak balance sheets will continue → Read More
Ratings agencies likely to wait and see until February budget
Their next updates could be positive if the government holds the line on spending and speeds up reforms → Read More
Private sector keen to fill the JET gap?
Businesses are ready to fund up to R500bn of the just energy transition investment plan → Read More
No room for slips as debt redemptions loom, SA warned
Substantial amounts of debt will mature over the next few years, Standard Chartered warns → Read More
Gold Fields defends Yamana deal as the clock ticks towards the vote
Shareholders worry ahead of November vote that the miner will overpay for Canada’s Yamana Gold → Read More
Godongwana tells SOEs: get your act together
Bring in the private sector if you want more bailouts, finance minister says in interview after medium-term budget → Read More
HILARY JOFFE: This Godongwana budget comes in a very different world
Russia swept into Ukraine the day after the last budget and changed the world → Read More
Aspen still hoping for sales of SA’s home-grown vaccine
Group gets no orders for its Aspenovax, despite many calls over past year for Africa to develop a vaccine capacity → Read More
Godongwana promises Eskom debt relief details in medium-term budget
Finance minister will provide details on the size, timing and conditions of the package in his medium-term policy statement on October 26 → Read More
IMF spring meetings: ‘The worst is yet to come’
The world economy is undergoing a tectonic quake with many low-income countries facing debt distress, writes Hilary Joffe from the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington → Read More
Kganyago the salesman in high demand in Washington
Reserve Bank governor talks up ‘smart money’ at IMF and World Bank annual meetings → Read More
SA to strengthen ties at Washington meetings with eye on greylisting
SA’s climate finance team head Daniel Mminele joins SA’s top-level delegation to attend annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank → Read More