The utility – and tragedy – of a boring budget
South Africa’s increasingly low-grade ambitions are writ large in this week’s safe and cautious budget…
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Debt peak in sight as South African budget pivots to growth
Government is finally looking to slay its debt monster, as it thrashes out a new way of living within its means…
A rare moment of budget generosity
This year’s budget is the most pro-wealth and pro-growth it has been in years, thanks to higher tax brackets, VAT thresholds and CGT exclusions…
Budget by the numbers: Tax relief and a break for diamond miners
From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget…
Godongwana’s rosiest budget yet – but watch for the sting
Godongwana is getting his first budget tailwind – but bracket creep relief and higher revenue come with a Sars enforcement drive that taxpayers will…
The week ahead: Budget in the spotlight
Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come…
Local polls, the GNU and Trump shocks: Politics in 2026
Local government elections, a DA electoral conference, the all-important annual budget and global headwinds. Here’s your political year ahead…
Ten things to watch in the mini-budget
Politics, markets and reform collide as Enoch Godongwana delivers the GNU’s first fiscal update. Currency highlights 10 things to watch in the mini-budget…
The budget that ended bailouts but forgot growth
Six game-changing reforms went largely unnoticed in a budget overshadowed by politics – yet the same old fiscal burdens threaten to cancel them out…
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