Read Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana‘s full Budget Speech here. This is now under review.

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Below is the full budget speech delivered by South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana.

Editorial: 2025 -A year of hope

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This year has been marked by persistent challenges: rampant crime, staggering unemployment, and the ever-widening chasm of poverty that grips so many of our communities. ...

Dr. Iqbal Survé: Lessons from South Africa’s Billionaire Entrepreneur Who Built an Empire Against the Odds

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Discover how Dr. Iqbal Survé's visionary leadership is reshaping South Africa's economic future as we transition into 2025.

Eskom bleeds local government coffers dry

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The cost of buying bulk services from bulk suppliers like Eskom and the water boards has increased dramatically.

Let’s address GBV in our communities

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The killing of 25-year-old Ntobeko Cele by her partner, Sibusiso Ntaka, who callously posted a video of her lifeless body on social media, sent shockwaves throughout ...

Media must expose, not obscure anti-competition corruption

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Skewed coverage can facilitate exclusion by failing to question dominant narratives.

Post-democracy SA faces challenges, but there is hope

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The path forward requires sustained resistance and a collective effort to address injustice.

Talk won’t put food on table, Mr President

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Another indaba will not put food on the tables of millions of citizens who go to bed hungry. It will not assist a graduate to find a job.

Beefing up border control sends a message

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BMA commissioner Dr Michael Masiapato and his team deserve all the applause for the recent breakthroughs resulting in foiling attempts to smuggle 47 undocumented ...

A win for justice and victims

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It is the few rotten apples that compromise the quality of the entire bag. No one knows this better than our police service.

Bela ball in Ramaphosa’s court

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Early indications are that the president finds himself between a rock and the hard place, in the true sense of the phrase.

G20 summit a chance to put SA on world map

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Hosting the G20 summit will elevate South Africa’s status on the global stage, reinforcing its role as a leader in regional and international affairs.

Football fans wishing on an African star

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It will benefit South African football if all these teams thrive in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) competitions as that comes with video assistant referee ...

Finger-pointing will not help the ANC

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The Top 7 of the ANC, in particular Ramaphosa and Mbalula, should explain why they should remain in the driving seat when the ship sank under their control.

SAA’s revival shows that we can face and overcome adversity in this country

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No amount of state bail outs, estimated at about R50 billion, could stem its freefall. Covid-19 seemed to mark the final blow. This was a devastating moment for ...

EFF navigating turbulent times

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A party that was key in removing a state president in Jacob Zuma and was within a touching distance of being part of South Africa’s government now finds itself having ...

How empowering parents can help in the fight against GBV

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The ongoing child abuse and neglect are also of great concern.

Ban on dangerous pesticides is long overdue

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It was only after national outrage was sparked by the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto, last month that this issue started to get the attention it has needed ...

Education MEC’s response to teacher job losses worrying

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All eyes were on Finance MEC Deidré Baartman’s maiden Medium-Term Budget Policy statement this week with the hope that she would announce plans to save the situation. ...

Learn from what is being done right at home

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Rand Water’s massive infrastructure drive has also seen the construction and maintenance of water infrastructure that is aimed at stabilising water supply in provinces ...

Do your part to fight GBV and don’t look away

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Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu released the second quarter crime statistics, which showed that despite a downward trend in several categories of crime, the murders ...

Why women live in fear: understanding epidemic of GBV

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Solutions to gender-based violence must address the complex web of factors that allow it to thrive.

Study reveals shocking rate of GBVF

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Startling findings from the first South African National Gender-Based Violence Study undertaken by the Human Sciences Research Council reveal just how far the country ...

Navigating the challenges of the GNU: a call for co-operation

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Promoting collaboration between the parties is a choice that lies with the ANC.

Aquaculture a path to sustainable development

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If aquaculture is to truly thrive in Africa, it will require co-ordinated efforts across borders, sectors, and communities.