South Africa's budget goes down to wire again

Examining the 2025 Budget Speech and the economic consequences for South Africans
Budget Speech has sparked outrage, with critics labelling it a reckless move that threatens the financial stability of struggling households. What does this mean for taxpayers?
South Africa’s 2025 budget – everything you need to know
Real GDP is projected to grow to 1.9% in 2025, down to 1.75% in 2026 and back up to 1.9% in 2027. The higher budget deficit means that debt-service costs in 2024/25 have been revised higher by an additional R33.6 billion to R389.6 billion. This translates to 22 cents of every rand we raise in revenue.
South Africa's budget goes down to the wire again
South Africa's cabinet was still meeting on the 2025 budget less than one hour before the finance minister was due to present it in parliament on Wednesday, a source from the Democratic Alliance party said,
Budget 2025: Why South Africa is backing SANDF troops in DRC
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has tabled the 2025 Budget Speech with R5 billion going to the SANDF and it's work in the DRC.
The big winners and losers in South Africa’s 2025 budget
The Treasury committed R5 billion to the military to fund a peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels have wreaked havoc. Many South African troops have died in the central African nation, and regional groups haven’t managed to broker a ceasefire so far.
The budget that will determine South Africa’s future
B udget announcements are rarely dramatic events in South Africa. But the statement on March 12th by Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, could be the most consequential since the end of white rule in 1994.
Budget 2025: Seven key areas that will impact South Africa’s future
As South Africa awaits the 2025 Budget, Casey Sprake warns of key issues that could shape the nation’s future.
South Africa’s DA party says budget puts future of government at risk
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance party said the National Treasury’s proposal to raise value-added tax in a budget tabled on Wednesday, which the DA has refused to support, put the coalition government at risk.
South African rand opens weaker before budget showdown
The South African rand opened weaker early on Wednesday, hours before the finance minister was set to present a revised annual budget in parliament.
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