Presentation to Parliament of SARS Annual Report 2012/13
The SARS presentation to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance of its 2012/2013 Annual Report. Click HERE for the full report
finance
Why banks will not finance container housing
Two of South Africa’s big-four banks say while they welcome the introduction of alternative building technologies in the residential sector, they are not yet ready to finance container housing. Earlier this week, Citiq Group unveiled a...
Monetary reserve proposed for SADC countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) wants SADC countries to put five percent of their monetary reserve towards the establishment of an infrastructure bond that would help speed up infrastructure development in rail, water, ports and energy. The...
eThekwini: housing award despite huge backlog
The municipality of eThekwini has received a government award for housing delivery, even though only half the homes it had targeted had been built last year. The award by the Department of Human Settlements also came despite an audit earlier this...
Financing programme to preserve water resources
The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) launched a financing programme that seeks to protect and promote public health and preserve water resources in the country. In fact, it already set aside an initial amount of P600 million for the...
SA faces formidable challenges
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan tells Parliament the global economic environment remains weak, with risks relating in particular to the situation in the euro zone. South Africa is living through “dangerous times” and faces...
