/ 1 May 2025

Godongwana holds firm amid pressure to resign over budget

South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Presents Budget
Staying put: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is under pressure from some political parties to resign over the VAT drama and the national budget. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity

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