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📢 Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 Budget Speech 🇿🇦💰

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 12 November 2025. His address focused on strengthening South Africa’s economy and ensuring long-term fiscal stability.

Key highlights from his speech:
📉 The budget deficit narrowed from 4.5% of GDP in 2025/26 to a projected 2.7% by 2028/29.
💪 He emphasized maintaining macroeconomic stability, advancing energy and logistics reforms, and improving spending efficiency.
💵 The government achieved a primary budget surplus of R68.5 billion (0.9% of GDP) this year, which is expected to grow to R224 billion by 2028/29.
🏗️ R15.8 billion in additional funds were allocated to priorities such as rebuilding Parliament and supporting the 2026 municipal elections.
👨‍👩‍👧 He reaffirmed government’s commitment to education, health, and social protection for vulnerable households.

Minister Godongwana stressed that these actions were designed to drive growth, tackle unemployment, and build a more inclusive economy, while cutting low-priority spending to ensure better resource use.

✨ Overall, his tone was optimistic, highlighting South Africa’s progress and the importance of continued reform to secure a sustainable economic future.

Argentina’s Milei to Skip G20 Summit in South Africa

Argentina’s President Javier Milei will reportedly skip the upcoming G20 Summit in South Africa, echoing a move once made by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who also declined to attend during his term.

Milei’s absence is expected to draw global attention, given his outspoken views on international diplomacy and economic reform.

🟥 ID CRISIS: Over 4 Million South Africans ‘Don’t Exist’ on Paper — Schreiber Vows Digital Overhaul

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has sounded the alarm: more than 4.4 million South Africans aged 16 and older have no ID documents.

He says the department is launching a digital revolution to undo years of corruption and inefficiency that have left millions excluded from essential services.

The overhaul will focus on fast-tracking digital IDs, cutting queues, and ensuring that identification becomes a right, not a privilege.