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SA’s expected economic growth is adjusted to 0.9% for 2020 – ANC regime is responsible for SA being in such a mess

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The World Bank has just adjusted South Africa’s projected economic growth to 0.9% for 2020 amid the uncertainty surrounding Eskom and load shedding. The 1.3% growth that the World Bank initially predicted for 2019 has now also been adjusted to 0.4%.

In spite of these realities, the ANC clings to the ideology that got us into this troubled position. President Ramaphosa explains what their approach to state-owned companies, so-called strategic assets, will remain:

“As we do this, we are clear that the state will retain ownership of all those state-owned enterprises that are strategic. This is so that these entities are able to perform the crucial economic and developmental functions that the market would not own be able to perform. ”

The government certainly does not intend to relinquish comprehensive state control and trust the free market. In the end, they placed SAA with terrible objection in business rescue – largely thanks to the continued pressure that Sol
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Another stupid plan on the incompetent ANC’s table – Regime now wants to expand and manage shipping, while all the SOE’s are total failures

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The ANC government’s Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula, has just announced that his Department is looking into the possibility of expanding shipping and the ships will be managed by their incompetent department.

Informed sources say the announcement comes simply as a distraction after it became known that Prasa is also bankrupt like almost every other state entity in this country.

Mbalula’s announcement that a network of ships can be built to transport cargo will not come off the ground as long as every other entity, and the country is in an economic turmoil where debt burdens are higher than what is allowed in the business world.

With SAA facing liquidation, and South Africa approaching junk status, with a possible recession on everyone’s lips, it is a waste of money and time to look at shipping as an option, informed sources.

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SA Reserve Bank’s worst-case scenario fast becoming a reality – economy to lose 1.1 percentage points in growth, leading to the loss of 125 000 job opportunities

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The SA Reserve Bank’s worst-case scenario, which would see the country’s economy lose 1.1 percentage points in growth and lead to the loss of 125 000 job opportunities, is fast becoming a reality.

The central bank’s latest forecasts predict that the economy will sacrifice 0.4 percentage points in GDP growth if Eskom’s availability factor declines to 65% for a few months.

If the power station fleet staggers to 60% availability, the expectation is that 1.1 percentage points will be lost.

Up until last week, Eskom had only been able to deliver 63% of its installed capacity.

The past week saw a historic low for Eskom, with the ailing state-owned enterprise being forced to implement stage 6 load shedding (rolling blackouts).
The current wave of rolling blackouts is the fourth time that extensive blackouts have occurred in South Africa since 2007.

It is not yet known what the availability figure over this period was, but it is expected to be significa
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SA’s economic decline has happened by design – The ANC’s obsession with disproved socialist/communist practices is at the root of the problems

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All the plans devised to reignite the economy of the country will be stillborn so long as the ANC continues to pursue its socialist/communist programme. Even as Tito Mboweni proclaims his plans for the recovery, the ANC persists with its plans for expropriation of property without compensation, compulsory equity transfers, control of the “commanding heights” and the dogged pursuit of the communist-inspired national democratic revolution.

The ANC is surely the only governing party in a constitutional democracy, under the rule of law, that remains wedded to the rhetoric of revolution. The melancholic truth is that, over a period of 25 years of ANC rule, the country has been systematically legislated for failure. A country with the natural resources, natural skills, enterprise and sound infrastructure of SA does not fall into poverty through misadventure. It happens by design.

At the beginning of the democratic era 25 years ago, SA was one of the most admired co
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Transnet wasted almost R50 billion, most of which is used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA

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State-owned entities are currently under considerable pressure and there is doubt as to how many of them have the ability to continue without the necessary financial assistance.

This is the opinion of Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who last week released a national and provincial auditor’s report for the period 2028-2019 in Cape Town.

He says there are weaknesses in the performance of many entities and the roughly 14 state-run institutions that are heavily subsidized by the state and the ANC government apparently did not contribute much to improving their results.

The 14 institutions also spent R1.4bn on illegal spending, and may be further investigated with further investigations.

Denel, the SABC, SA Express shipping company, and the SA Forestry Company are some of the biggest offenders of wrongful expenses incurred.

With Transnet wasting nearly R50bn, the bulk of which has been used to buy trains that cannot be used in SA, along with Eskom’s nearly R7bn
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14 SOEs rack up more than R1.4 billion in irregular expenditure

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Auditor General (AG) Kimi Makwetu said not one of the 14 big state-owned entities (SOEs) audited by his office received a clean audit, a poorer outcome than last year.

Makwetu was revealing the results of the national and provincial audits for the past financial year at Parliament on Wednesday. He said the financial health of SOEs remained under significant pressure with doubts about whether they could continue operating without further financial help from the government.

Makwetu said the 14 SOEs notched up R1.4 billion in irregular expenditure but warned this figure could rise as four of them – Denel, the SABC, SA Express and the SA Forestry Company could not make full disclosure on this.

Meanwhile, irregular expenditure racked up by Transnet (R49.9 billion) and Eskom (R6.6 billion), who have private auditors, amounted to R57 billion.

“The SA Post Office, for example, has slipped back to a qualified opinion and the Development Bank of SA regressed to a
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ANC-regime drowning in debt -, domestic debt burden exceeds R7 billion and all this for SOE bailouts

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The ANC government is drowning in debt, and its domestic debt burden is a disgrace that is inexcusable but also remains unacceptable.

The state owes businessmen in the country more than R7bn, and the foreign debt burden causes the country to receive junk status.

Gauteng is believed to be the biggest offender with a debt burden of R2,6bn that is older than 30 days and payable to businesses.

Concerns exist over the fact that several businesses have already closed their doors due to the state’s defaulting on debt.

The debt burden placed on state-controlled entities (SOE’s), such as Eskom, Denel, SAA and many others, is also a concern, while foreign debt is high that South Africa pays melons Rand interest every year.

With the decline in gold production, which is normally used as a means of payment, the ability to pay decreases, while illegal gold diggers deepen billions of Rand’s gold from old mines and trade on the black
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Taxpayers will now have to bailout the Ramaphosa regime after Moody lost patience with SA’s poor economic situation and proposes a tax increase

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The poor economic conditions, unemployment, little foreign interest, the land grab program, Eskom and other entities’ financial inability are all reasons why the country is in such a mess.

Moody’s has pointed out to the ANC-regime that it will have to raise taxes to fix the mess at Eskom, which is the first step to a series of tax hikes.

With the SABC, Denel, SAL, Eskom, and several other entities failing to be a profitable industry as it was years ago, the regime is pushing to raise taxes.

The poor decision to launch a National Health Plan while the country is in junk status is considered to be one of the stupidest decisions the Ramaphosa regime has yet made, which will also lead to astronomical increases in taxes.

Moving out of professional corps such as doctors, nursing staff, lawyers and others is the strongest indication that the country is heading for an enormous crisis that cannot be reversed.

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Cash strapped Denel asks ANC regime for cash injection of R2.8 billion to pay employees salaries and remuneration

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Weapon manufacturer Denel is one of several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) found amid allegations of corruption and statecapture. The entity finds itself in a deep financial crisis and was forced to ask government for a R2.8 billion bailout to pay suppliers and outstanding salaries.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that the company, with the help of a lender, made it possible to pay salaries for the month of June. Meanwhile, it has come to light that although staff salaries have been paid, no pension contributions where paid. Unconfirmed reports say Denel will again struggle in late July to compensate his staff.

Denel CEO Danie du Toit indicated stated that Denel is in negotiating with the banks to obtain bridging finance and has apologized for the tension and anxiety it causes among staff and their families. Since Denel failed to pay its employees ‘salaries in full, staff have been showing a negative attitude towards the comp
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Government employees face 10% salary cut to fund crippling Eskom since National Treasury’s box is empty

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National Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane has said that the best way to fund the bailout of failing state-owned enterprises could be to cut the salaries of all government employees by 10%, according to a report in the City Press.

The government has to find a way to close a R120-billion hole in its budget, which is the result of acceding to a R59-billion bailout for Eskom as well as a shortfall in tax revenue for the fiscal year ended March 2020.

“National Treasury’s box is empty,” Mogajane said to the City Press.

“Growth is not coming through and tax revenues are not there. We are in trouble. The government needs to reduce spending.”

“If we are going to be serious – without people losing their jobs – let us reduce the salaries and stop the bonuses,” Mogajane said.

In response to this plan, unions said that they would not accept the revocation of bonuses and salary cuts for their workers.

“Any talk
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