# The National Treasury says of the 69 municipalities whose national funding was suspended in June due to failure in paying creditors, 37 had agreed to council-approved repayment plans. By the end of July, 4.2-billion-rand had been paid to creditors. Treasury will also add 3.5-billion-rand over the next three years to expand smart-meter programmes, intended […]
# National Treasury has identified 13-billion-rand in savings over the next three years by reducing fraud in social grants. The government plans to extend similar verification measures to student bursaries and housing subsidies. The checks include biometric enrolment and cross-checking government databases to detect duplicate or fraudulent claims. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says the […]
# Build One South Africa welcomes the ten-billion-rand fuel relief announced in the medium-term budget, following repeated calls for the government to help consumers facing rising costs. The fuel levy will be reduced by three-rand per litre for diesel and one-rand-50-cents for petrol from 4 November, with reduced relief continuing into January. BOSA leader However, […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says the temporary fuel levy relief announced by Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is a victory for workers, their families and organised labour. From 4 November to the first of December, the fuel levy will be reduced by three-rand per litre for diesel and one-rand-50-cents for petrol, before smaller reductions […]
# Government is increasing its contingency reserve to ten-billion-rand for the 2026/2027 financial year to prepare for drought, the expected El Niño weather pattern and possible further energy-price shocks. The reserve is intended to buffer emergencies that could put additional pressure on households, businesses and government spending. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says stronger public finances […]
# Build One South Africa verwelkom die brandstofverligting ter waarde van tien-miljard-rand wat in die mini-begroting aangekondig is, na herhaaldelike oproepe dat die regering verbruikers moet bystaan wat met stygende koste te kampe het. Die brandstofheffing sal van 4 November met drie-rand per liter vir diesel en een-rand-50-sent vir petrol verlaag word, met verligting wat […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie sê van die 69 munisipaliteite wie se nasionale befondsing in Junie opgeskort is omdat hulle versuim het om krediteure te betaal, het 37 ingestem tot terugbetalingsplanne wat deur hul rade goedgekeur is. Teen die einde van Julie is 4,2-miljard-rand aan krediteure betaal. Die Tesourie sal ook oor die volgende drie jaar […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie het besparings van R13-miljard oor die volgende drie jaar geïdentifiseer deur bedrog in maatskaplike toelaes te verminder. Die regering beplan om soortgelyke verifikasiemaatreëls uit te brei na studentebeurse en behuisingsubsidies. Die kontroles sluit biometriese registrasie en kruisverwysing van regeringsdatabasisse in om duplikaat- of bedrieglike eise op te spoor. Die minister van […]
# TLU SA sê minister van Finansies Enoch Godongwana se mini-begroting bevestig sy kommer oor staatsbesteding sonder voldoende resultate. Die landbou-organisasie verwelkom die tydelike verlagings in brandstofheffings en bykomende befondsing vir die landbou, aangesien dit boere sal help wat met stygende produksie- en vervoerkoste te kampe het. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê blywende […]
