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Bizskoops - 29 October 2026

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On this week’s Bizskoops: National Treasury has a long-term plan to permanently remove South Africa’s fuel levies, while Fitch Ratings expects government debt to rise slightly. Economist Professor Waldo Krugell discusses lessons South Africa can learn from France about fiscal consolidation. In international business news, investors will scrutinise results from Amazon, Microsoft and Google this week for signs that massive spending on artificial intelligence is delivering returns. Pieter Wasserfall of JustMoney continues his discussion on rising fuel prices, and we conclude the programme with a conversation about local government, service delivery and coalition councils.
29 Oct English South Africa Business News · Business

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