The Bottom Line
The finance minister faces his 2026 budget with an improving economic backdrop, but unlocking private sector investment remains the final hurdle.
WHEN Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his national budget speech this month, he will do so from a position of strength for the first time since taking charge.
Godongwana has not had an easy stint since taking the job in August 2021. He had to find a way forward after the pandemic brought the economy to a standstill. While the global economy went on to make a recovery, the South African economy has doddled along, growing at less than 1% a year.
This stagnant growth weighed on the government’s ability to make ends…
Location: South Africa is located at the southern tip of the African continent,
bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the south and east.
Rook
Gatvol – fed up / had enough [ghut-foll] Meaning ‘filled to the brim’ and is used to describe someone who is very angry or tired of the same thing happening over and over again.Example: “I’m gatvol with that nonsense.” / “I’m gatvol that they keep losing all the time.”
Highlander Monk
Drinking game: SA rules whenever your girl friend goes to the loo you take 4 shots