Organisation: Budget Justice Coalition (BJC)Location: Nationwide call – Smart working if based in Johannesburg or Cape Town; remote working elsewhereDuration: 12 months (from 1 June 2026 to May 2027)Stipend: R15,000 per month About the Role The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is a civil society coalition advocating for a people-centred budget Continue Reading
The BJC welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the Fiscal Framework contained in the 2025 budget tabled on 21 May.
The Budget Justice Coalition has made submissions to the select and standing committees on finance on the 2025/26 budget.
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) has made submissions to the Select Committee on Appropriations on the Division of Revenue Bill [B4 –2025]
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) has made a submission to the select and standing committees on finance on the 2025/26 Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS).
PUBLISHED BY: TimesLive WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa and Clotilde Angelucci Leading up to the medium-term budget policy statement, National Treasury’s director-general Duncan Pieterse has assured the country that Treasury is steering South Africa onto a path of “quiet but firm growth”, aimed at building credibility with investors. As the Budget Justice Coalition, we Continue Reading
As South Africa faces a cost of living crisis and a growing list of national priorities, we stand at a critical juncture where revenue generation strategies must prioritise equity and social justice. We, the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC), reaffirm our position that a VAT hike–particularly a 2% increase–is a regressive Continue Reading
1-year contract, possible renewal Start date: February 2025 The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is a coalition of twenty-two civil society organisations and social movements who seek to hold government accountable for the full and equal enjoyment of socio-economic rights in South Africa. BJC activities include enhancing public knowledge and participation Continue Reading
The 2022 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement continues the trend of cutting funding for socio-economic rights, sidelining people who rely on public services.
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) recently published a research paper on South Africa’s basic education budget. The position paper was written by BJC members, Equal Education (EE) and the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM) focusing on budgetary challenges affecting the education sector that need to be addressed in the Medium Term Budget Continue Reading
Funding for socio-economic rights slashed in the 2020 Budget SECTION27 is concerned that the Minister of Finance has cut spending in the crucial areas of education and health in order to bail out state-owned enterprises and reduce public borrowing. He announced that “education infrastructure allocations are adjusted by R5.2 billion Continue Reading
Johannesburg 28 October 2019: SECTION27 notes with mounting frustration the deplorable audit results presented by the Auditor-General’s (AGs) office to Parliament on 23 October. At a time of massive strain on the fiscus resulting from years of state capture made worse by debilitating austerity, it is unacceptable that national and Continue Reading
