Gauteng Budget

latest news & developments

In doubt: The Gauteng Provincial
Budget for the 2026/27 financial
year was tabled amid fears in
the province that if the MK party
and the EFF did not support it,
it could lead to a collapse of the
government, hence the idea of
lobbying the DA. Photo: Gauteng
Provincial Legislature

ANC weighs up wooing the DA in Gauteng

Party internal sources say the DA is not fishing in the same pond with them and that the other parties are contesting its base

Lunga Mzangwe
Mandisa Makgakga

Panyaza Lesufi was re-elected Gauteng premier last week and it is widely assumed that his cabinet will include a mix of ANC and DA politicians. Photos: Sharon Seretlo and Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images

Gauteng’s vulnerable thrown to the wolves, say NGOs

The Gauteng social development department has cut funding to NGOs, leaving many without support

Sheree Bega