Budget Vote

Mboweni: Additional Eskom aid will hurt the fiscus and taxpayers

Article Lynley Donnelly - 23 Jul 2019

The additional R59-billion over two years for Eskom comes on top of slowing tax revenues and will require government to revise its funding plans

Media, patriarchy and society: Unpacking the 2018 women’s budget vote

Article bogdan TagDiv - 24 May 2018

'We also commended all members of society who have been vigilant in various ways to end violence and champion the cause towards gender transformation'

WATCH LIVE: President Ramaphosa delivers budget vote speech in Parliament

Article Staff Reporter - 23 May 2018

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s performance in the first months since assuming office will come under the spotlight during the budget vote debate

Maimane calls Zuma an ‘accused criminal’ in Parliament

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 May 2016

In his speech in the presidency’s budget debate on Wednesday, the opposition leader called Zuma a thief and the ANC’s “looter in chief”, among others.

EFF forcibly removed from Parliament after violent altercation

Article bogdan TagDiv - 4 May 2016

This follows EFF leader Julius Malema's vow in March this year that he would not allow the president to speak in Parliament again.

Blade’s promises are educational

Article David Macfarlane - 4 May 2012

The minister's budget-vote speech traversed competing priorities.

Nzimande’s priority to be skills training

Article David Macfarlane - 20 Apr 2012

Higher education minister Blade Nzimande's budget vote next week has virtually become predictable -- for colleges and Setas.

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Democracy will flounder sans Stats SA

Sarah Smit & M&G Data Desk - 28 Feb 2020

As the government bails out state-owned entities, it is leaving a hole in the budget of the agency tasked with telling us what South Africa looks like — one that is crucial to government decisions

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