But the EU foreign minister acknowledges that Brussels cannot fill the gap if the US halts all its foreign aid to SA.
Budget left some commentators welcoming its postponement while many were wondering what it all meant for the Government of National Unity, for the country and for the cost-of-living crisis.
Recent media reports about the future of the National Health Insurance are contradictory and hard to make sense of. Chris Bateman chased up those in a position to know where things stand. It seems the ...
This was a week to showcase SA’s GNU and the budgeting system at the heart of an admired system of fiscal governance. Then the budget was postponed.
With delays in activating a new UN-AU cost-sharing mechanism, both organisations must now redouble their efforts to secure funds.
Considering the Gupta brothers’ deliberate and successful efforts to corrupt and weaken South Africa’s democratic state, it’s hard to believe our intelligence services have not generated even one ...
In many ways, 2025 is a watershed year for the judiciary. Several of the reforms initiated in previous years are meant to start bearing fruit. At the same time, there are major reforms that have yet ...
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In an unprecedented move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech has been delayed. Follow the blog here for updates.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s much anticipated Budget Speech, originally scheduled for today, has been postponed until 12 March 2025 following reported disagreements within the Government of ...
In an unprecedented move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech has been delayed. Follow the blog here for updates.
In an unprecedented move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech has been delayed. Follow the blog here for updates.