Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana
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Budget 2026: Between reform and reality
South Africa has been given a narrow window to turn the ship around. Whether this Budget becomes a footnote or a foundation depends on what happens next — in Cabinet, in the…
Social Grants get R292.8bn boost
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high…
April consumer inflation edges higher to 2.8% year-on-year
April’s slight uptick suggests that the Reserve Bank will keep the benchmark repo rate at 7.5% next week
High court suspends VAT hike
The Democratic Alliance launched the application against the finance minister, the South African Revenue Service, the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Chairperson of the…
No bailouts for struggling parastatals such as Eskom, Transnet, treasury insists
In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances
Equal Education says mid-term budget will entrench inequality
The advocacy group said despite highlighting infrastructure as one of its main pillars, the policy statement offered little in terms of commitments to fixing school…
SEIFSA hosts Ministers Godongwana and Ntshavheni at its 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner
SEIFSA hosts Ministers Godongwana and Ntshavheni at its 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Report: Urgent need for social grant framework on the state’s obligations, but can it afford to?
The panel found that, for the time being, further support should be confined to extending the social distress relief that was rolled out for the Covid-19 pandemic