Tuesday, February 25, 2026

In the Budget last May we promised that spending priorities would not be funded through tax increases if this could be avoided. We have kept that promise, through our commitment to finding savings from unproductive expenditure, closing leakages, and rooting out inefficiencies. I am happy to announce that R12 billion in savings have been identified over the medium term. Targeted and responsible savings are not a once-off initiative. They will be an ongoing and entrenched part of the budget process going forward to weed out inefficiencies and low-performing programmes. Every programme and every allocation must demonstrate value, efficiency and accountability. As part of this process, the Public Transport Network Grant has been scaled down, by about R8.4 billion, over the next three years...[Read more]

Thursday, February 12, 2026

For more than 15 years, our economy has experienced low growth. All our actions now are driven by the need for rapid and inclusive economic growth to create more jobs and better quality jobs. To give effect to the Medium Term Development Plan, Cabinet has approved a comprehensive implementation plan to drive growth and inclusion. Through this plan, we are working to revive growth by creating the conditions for firms to invest by maintaining a clear and stable macro economic framework, investing in infrastructure that works, creating a conducive regulatory framework that supports growth and enables competition, and a focused and forward-looking industrial policy. The foundation of this plan is investment, particularly in public infrastructure, as well as labour intensive growth sectors that are capable of future growth. These include the digital and the green economy where young people will find employment opportunities...[Read more]

Friday, November 28, 2025

Our duty as leaders guided by the constitution, is to build a country and province where every woman, every child and every family can live without fear. We re-affirm our responsibility to strengthen the institutional capacity of our province, particularly in the arears where safety, empowerment and protection of women and children must be urgently reinforced. This Adjustment Budget stands as a transparent assessment of our province's financial position, the challenges we continue to confront and the strategic decisions required to safeguard long-term stability and strengthen our province. The minister of finance Enoch Godongwana, tabled the Medium-Term Budget policy Statement (MTBPS) on the 12th of November, signalling a wave of optimism throughout the country. For the first time in many years, revenue targets were not revised downwards but adjusted upwards, reflecting renewed economic activity...[Read more]

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Our optimism is rooted in the progress we have made in keeping the promises we set out. A promise to grow the economy faster, to strengthen public finances, and to improve life for all South Africans. Two years ago, we committed to stabilising public debt in the current year and then begin to reduce it. Despite a challenging environment of persistently low economic growth, we are on track to achieve this goal. We also committed to remove South Africa from the Financial Action Task Force grey list. We have delivered on this commitment in just two and a half years. This is thanks to collaboration across government departments, law enforcement agencies and the private sector. Exiting the grey list enhances South Africa’s attractiveness to investors and make it easier to do business with us. However, we cannot afford to be complacent. FATF’s next mutual evaluation of South Africa begins in the first half of 2026. We must continue to tackle money laundering and terrorism financing to stay off the grey list...[Read more]

Thursday, July 24, 2025

I table this budget at a time when the province is emerging from an intense rainy season, during which floods caused susbstantial damage to roads and bridges. Preliminary assessments estimate the cost of recovery at R2.098 billion. These figures underscore the scale of our task and the urgency with which we must act. The Department cannot shoulder this burden alone. A coordinated, multi-sectoral response is required to resotre critical infrastructure and safeguard livelihoods. As we chart the course for the next five years, the Department's central focus is clear: we are stimulating inclusive economic growth through the delivery and maintenance of public infrastructure. We are acutely aware that our mandate is not merely administrative; it is developmental. The Department of Public Works and Roads is the infrastructure delivery arm of the provincial government, and as such, we cannot afford to drop the ball and forget the aspirations and hopes of the people of the North West, which are in our hands...[Read more]...[Read in pdf format]

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Quality infrastructure investment expands the productive capacity of the economy and responds to the diverse needs of the citizens. Infrastructure is also a rich source of jobs, in construction, engineering, and related industries across a range of skill levels. It is for these reasons that infrastructure is the fourth pillar of the growth strategy. And this budget demonstrates our resolve to change the composition of spending from consumption to investment. Allocations towards capital payments remain the fastest-growing area of spending by economic classification. Public infrastructure spending over three years will exceed the R1 trillion mark. This spending will focus on maintaining and repairing existing infrastructure, building new infrastructure, and acquiring equipment and machinery. It will focus on three sectors: transport and logistics; energy and water and sanitation. Of the R402 billion for transport and logistics, R93.1 billion is for the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)...[Read more]