Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is on Tuesday set to meet with all Finance MECs from the nine provinces to discuss the way forward on the national budget impasse.
Godongwana is due to present his third budget next Wednesday, following two failed attempts.
Enoch Godongwana
The debacle around the budget has left provincial governments in limbo as their own budgets rely heavily on funds from the National Treasury.
At a media briefing on Monday, Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile said Tuesday’s budget council meeting will determine whether he will be withdrawing the budget he presented to the legislature in March.
“We will know whether they will cut any budget on our part, whether there will be any changes and that will determine whether we leave this budget as is or we amend it to the legislature but the legislature has already been informed by national they should be ready in the event we have to withdraw and present a new budget.”
In other news – Singer Nomcebo Zikode loses court battle against Open Mic Productions
Nomcebo Zikode has spoken out following her recent loss in court against Open Mic Productions. In a statement released through her label, Emazulwini Productions, the Grammy Award-winning artist expressed deep disappointment over the High Court ruling, which she described as fundamentally flawed and troubling.
At the heart of the legal dispute is the global hit Jerusalema, a song that became a cultural phenomenon and brought South African music to the global stage. Read More
