SA's national budget was tabled in Parliament on 21 February 2018 - what follows this process is the tabling of provincial budgets to each of the nine provincial legislatures. Provincial budgets are as important as the national one - the budget sets out how the provinces intend spending public funds ...

President Ramaphosa has finally announced his much anticipated Cabinet reshuffle on Monday night, 27 March 2018. While come changes have been widely applauded: Nhlanhla Nene back as Finance Minister and Pravin Gordhan in Public Enterprises; others such as Bathabile Dlamini as Minister in the Presidency for Women produced an outcry ...

The main plenary event – that is likely to overshadow everything else – is the debate on the EFF motion to expropriate land without compensation. The motion will be lead by Julius Malema. The party’s resolution calls on Parliament to establish a multi-party Ad Hoc Committee to review and amend ...

The State of the Province Address is a localised version of the State of the Nation Address where Premiers reflect on their achievements and communicate their programmes of action in respect of government’s five priority areas - education, health, the fight against crime and corruption, rural development and land reform ...

Members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Transport voiced their dissatisfaction with PRASA's inability to deal with Cape Town’s rail crisis on Tuesday, 13 February 2018. With the Deputy Minister of Transport in attendance, the Committee received briefings from #UniteBehind, PRASA, Metrorail, the Railway Safety Regulator and the United Commuters Voice ...

Every February the Minister of Finance presents his budget speech in Parliament for the upcoming fiscal year.

This is not the final budget but a proposal that has to be scrutinised and approved by Parliament.

What is in the budget and why should I care?

The budget presents an overall ...

"February means its budget month and when the Minister of Finance presents to government and the country the state of the country’s economy and expenditure projections for the pending financial year.

While the presentation of the budget is of itself a big event, processes surrounding the budget begin months before ...

An eclectic week of parliamentary action beckons. The 2018 Budget, SONA debate, legislative business and Committee hearings feature.

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's budget speech on Wednesday will dominate headlines this week. The Minister has a tough job to do as he seeks to address significant social challenges and reassure investors ...

1. What is the SONA?

It is an annual address given by the President to a joint session of Parliament. It is designed to be a report on the economic and social state of the nation, and includes a review of the past year and priorities for the current year. ...