South Africans were enraged by the fact that one of the reasons for the proposed hike in the value-added tax (Vat) rate is to allow for an above-inflation increase to public sector wages.
The World Bank cautions that a 2% GDP growth rate in South Africa is insufficient to significantly reduce poverty and unemployment. In its latest economic update, which also includes a section on ...
Rachael Bade is POLITICO's Capitol Hill bureau chief and senior Washington columnist. She is a former co-author of POLITICO Playbook and co-author of "Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress's ...
some Democrats told Politico on Tuesday that they had "strategic reservations" about attacking spending cuts and whether they could be "walking into a trap." "My heart is with the people out on ...