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Aloof: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana criticised for trivialising grievances of the people. Photo: GCIS
BUDGET 2026

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…

  • Marlan Padayachee
7 min read
The expansion of social grants has been one of the most significant redistributive measures in democratic South Africa. Grants now support millions of children, older persons, and people with disabilities. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
BUDGET 2026

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…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
4 min read
Consumer inflation edged higher to April to 2.8% year-on-year from 2.7% in March, driven mainly by the housing and utilities as well as the alcoholic beverages and tobacco categories, Statistics South Africa said on Wednesday.
BUDGET SPEECH

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

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
2025 BUDGET

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…

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read
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
BAILOUTS

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

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
Equal Education has criticised last week’s medium term budget policy statement for what it said was a failure to provide adequate funding to the education sector. (Madelene Cronje)
BASIC EDUCATION

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…

  • Umamah Bakharia
3 min read
Lucio Trentini, SEIFSA CEO; Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance; Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister in the Presidency; Elias Monage, SEIFSA President; and Tafadzwa Chibanguza, SEIFSA COO.
FINANCE MINISTER ENOCH GODONGWANA

SEIFSA hosts Ministers Godongwana and Ntshavheni at its 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner

SEIFSA hosts Ministers Godongwana and Ntshavheni at its 80th Anniversary Gala Dinner

  • SEIFSA
3 min read
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.
BASIC INCOME GRANT

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

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read