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What to expect from Ramaphosa's upcoming Budget 3.0: A focus on infrastructure and reform
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Budget 2026 | R1 trillion infrastructure push as Treasury bets on growth: R1 trillion infrastructure drive detailed, with transport, water and energy projects ...
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Godongwana forecasts better revenue, strikes optimist tone in medium term budget: The finance minister announced a lower inflation target of 3% ...
mg.co.za/article/2025-11-12-godongwana-forecasts-better-revenue-strikes-optimist-tone-in-medium-term-budget/

Key FactsGodongwana Projects Positive Budget Outlook for South Africa
Nov 13, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mg.co.za
- Finance Minister Godongwana expects revenue to exceed projections by R19.7 billion in 2025.
- The inflation target has been lowered to 3% with a 1% tolerance band, set to be implemented over two years.
- Government debt is predicted to stabilize at 77.9% of GDP, with a primary budget surplus of R68.5 billion this year.
- Illicit trade in cigarettes and alcohol is identified as a significant threat to the economy.
As we table this policy statement, we have reason to be optimistic about the future of our country.— Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, while presenting his medium-term budget policy statement in Parliament.
No lifestyle audits at National Treasury in past two years — here's why: No National Treasury officials were subjected to lifestyle audits in the 2022/2023 ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-07-30-no-lifestyle-audits-at-national-treasury-in-past-two-years-heres-why/
Call to make Ramaphosa and ministers use public hospitals and facilities: Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed support for a call that public ...
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LIVE | DA ‘cautiously’ backs Budget as EFF and MK Party reject it | News24: Follow the latest news and analysis on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget ...
news24.com/business/budget/live-finance-minister-enoch-godongwana-delivers-budget-30-20250519-0684

Give us the farms: Malema demands the land abandoned by Afrikaners who fled to the US
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Key FactsMalema Demands Return of Farms Abandoned by Afrikaners
May 20, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: iol.co.za
- Julius Malema called for the locations of 49 Afrikaners who emigrated to the US to retrieve their deserted farms.
- He questioned the legitimacy of these individuals as farmers and requested proof of their agricultural claims.
- Malema emphasized that the land left behind should be repurposed to benefit South African citizens.
- He dismissed allegations of 'white genocide' and urged AfriForum leaders to follow the Afrikaners abroad as evidence.
We want those farms.— Julius Malema, speaking outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria, demanding the addresses of Afrikaners who fled to the US and insisting their abandoned land must be reclaimed.
Sensible or underwhelming? Economists react to Godongwana’s Budget 3.0: After the minister tried to push though Vat increases in his first two budget attempts ...
citizen.co.za/business/budget-3-0-third-time-lucky-for-godongwana/

MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget ‘chaos’
mg.co.za/politics/2025-05-21-mk-party-targets-ramaphosa-godongwana-in-motion-of-no-confidence-over-budget-chaos/

Budget 3.0: Govt can’t slash funds to metros ‘whenever it needs to find money’ - Hill-Lewis
news24.com/southafrica/news/budget-30-govt-cant-slash-funds-to-metros-whenever-it-needs-to-find-money-hill-lewis-20250520-0747

Paid articlePaywallRamaphosa, Mashatile defends Godongwana amid VAT debacle as Mashatile reportedly calls for accountability
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Third time's the charm — but will Enoch wake up and smell the coffee?: Ramaphosa insists Godongwana is still the right man to look after the public purse ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/opinion-and-analysis/opinion/2025-05-04-third-times-the-charm--but-will-enoch-wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee/
Paid articlePaywallThird time lucky? Godongwana announces a third date for 2025 budget: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says he will table the third attempt for the 2025 budget ...
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Budget 2025 | 'It is not my intention to resign as Finance Minister' - Enoch Godongwana
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Godongwana to table budget 3.0 on May 21 following VAT hike reversal: Amid political pressure and a fractured Government of National Unity, Finance Minister ...
iol.co.zanews/politics/2025-04-30-just-in-godongwana-to-table-budget-3-0-on-may-21-following-vat-hike-reversal/
Cabinet reaches agreement on budget: An agreement has been reached in the cabinet after days of robust debate over finance minister Enoch Godongwana's budget ...
timeslive.co.za/politics/2025-03-04-cabinet-reaches-agreement-on-budget/
City Power receives over 1,500 outage calls following heavy rains: Customers plunged into darkness as a result of recent inclement weather has logged almost 2000 ...
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Minimum hourly wage increased by 9.6% to R25.42: South Africa’s minimum hourly wage will increase by 9.6% to R25.42 from next month.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-21/south-africa-raises-minimum-hourly-wage-by-9-6-to-1-39

South Africa: Decision Not to Raise the Sugar Tax Puts Profits Ahead of People, Activists Say
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Key FactsWATCH | Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Delivers Budget Speech for 2023
Apr 10, 2023 · Reading time: ~20 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance
Summary created with AI assistance
- President Cyril Ramaphosa announced government plans to address the energy crisis and prevailing socioeconomic challenges in his state of the nation address on February 9.
- Godongwana will detail the spending and revenue collection proposals needed to carry out these plans.
- He is also expected to present the Appropriation Bill and the Revenue Division Bill to parliament.
KZN Floods: ‘This is the worst disaster ever,’ says Ramaphosa: The recent floods have claimed almost 260 lives across KwaZulu-Natal, eclipsing the 2019 Easter ...
news24.com/witness/news/kzn/kzn-floods-this-is-the-worst-disaster-ever-says-ramaphosa-20220414

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