Carol Paton Editor at large

Carol Paton writes on politics, economics, government finance, state-owned enterprises and anything else that looks interesting.

S&P lukewarm on SA’s debt targets

Business

Sovereign rating risks remain balanced, says agency, but there's no reason to expect growth rebound

SABC a dangerous proxy war that can harm Ramaphosa

Opinion

The issue has split the cabinet and the ANC as it creates a platform on which to rail against him

Ramaphosa to end the ANC protection racket

Opinion

The evidence of Edwin Sodi at the Zondo commission shows why regulating party funding is imperative

Fears SAA will tap pro-poor projects

Business

Unions fear pro-poor spending on public employment programmes and the passenger rail system is vulnerable

Public enterprises minister wants power to remove SOE boards

Business

Currently, the power to remove the board is ambiguous, which has led directors who have been removed to sue the ...

SAA creditors support business rescue plan

Business

Creditors voted overwhelmingly in support of the plan, meaning the government has to find more than R10bn in funding

Eviction debacle shows Cape Town’s lack of empathy towards poor

Opinion

Mayor Dan Plato has defended the heavy-handed treatment of Bulelani Qholani in Khayelitsha

SAA rescue hits legal headwind

Business

Business rescue practitioners and department of public enterprises will oppose the application

PIC extends Matshepo More’s suspension, despite inquiry clearing her

News

The CFO of the Public Investment Corporation was suspended in March 2019 for irregularities related to the PIC’s ...

Gordhan refuses to eject as SAA spins out of control

Opinion

The public enterprises minister is now targeting his own rescue plan for the ailing national airline