Following the unprecedented postponed tabling of Budget 2025 on 19 February owing to disagreements amongst Government of National Unity (GNU) partners, the Minister of Finance tabled a revised Budget on 12 March 2025.
In his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Cyril Ramaphosa made a range of promises relating to addressing dire governance, public spending and service delivery contexts in South Africa. We agree with the President’s SONA assertion that “(The government’s) most urgent task is to grow our economy so that we can create jobs, reduce poverty and improve the lives of all South Africans. To undertake this task, we need a government that works for the people.” The Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) has tracked specific policy commitments made by the President to see how well financed they will be according to the Finance Minister…READ MORE HERE