Tag: budget
Private Sector Urged to Support Strained Health System Amid Anticipated Budget Cuts
South Africa's economy is forecast to grow by a modest 1.5% in 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Coupled with the burden of servicing...
Not enough pie to go around
By Chris Hattingh - executive director at the Centre for Risk Analysis
THE 2024 Budget, as presented by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, shows...
South Africa’s very own Cinderella budget
Mr Jacques Moolman, President of the Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
It may go down in history as the Cinderella budget. With a wave...
Budget 2024 reactions
Frank Blackmore, Lead economist at KPMG
On the surface of it, it seemed as if this 2024 budget covered a lot of the bases, which...
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
By Chris Hattingh
In its 25 January statement, the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee paints a stark picture of South Africa.
“The operation of...
National budget process causing budget cuts to health, education, social services and more
The impact of the nationally imposed budget cuts on healthcare provision, as outlined in an open letter signed by hundreds of health workers, academics,...
Despite catastrophic national failures, the Western Cape is the hope for South Africa
As we near the end of 2023, we reflect on the highs and lows of the past year. Our province and country have been...
MTBPS2023: Public sector wage bill killing growth and hope
Responding to the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, Premier Alan Winde and provincial Minister of Finance and Economic...
MTBPS2023: Service delivery above more debt servicing
Ahead of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, to be delivered by Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana Wednesday, 1 November, Western Cape Premier, Alan Winde, and...
Cape Town breaks all-time record for municipal infrastructure spending
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City of Cape Town has broken its all-time infrastructure spending record, surpassing the FIFA World...
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By Larry Claasen
THE Localisation Support Fund (LSF), a private sector initiative started in 2021, as a way to help local manufacturers increase their capacity...
