SECTION27 notes the tabling of the adjustment budget by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana. The tabling comes at a time when public services and the fulfilment of constitutionally guaranteed rights stand on a knife’s edge, given the prevailing global and domestic macroeconomic and fiscal environments. A rising cost of Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: City Press WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa In his state of the nation address earlier this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised that government would invest in social infrastructure to build a “nation that works for all”. Yet, just two weeks later, the budget plan proposed real reductions in funding Continue Reading
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) has made submissions to the Select Committee on Appropriations on the Division of Revenue Bill [B4 –2025]
SECTION27 welcomes the opportunity to make submissions on the Division of Revenue Bill (DoRB) 2025/26. As a public interest law centre working to advance access to basic education and healthcare for all, our submission focuses on how the DoRB can be used to advance:
21 May 2025, Johannesburg – Budget 3.0, the first presented under the Government of National Unity (GNU), marks a significant shift from years of harsh austerity. While not without gaps, this budget reflects pressure from communities and civil society to put the people of South Africa at the centre of Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Mahfouz Raffee and Matshidiso Lencoasa More than 23,000 posts in education departments have been cut, and now our classrooms are paying the price for austerity. Budget 3.0 will be tabled on 21 May 2025 — a historic moment for our nation’s democracy, which had Continue Reading
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) welcomes the withdrawal of the proposed increase in VAT to 15.5, while raising concerns about the false choice between VAT and further social cuts. This reversal is a testament to the power of public participation, broad social consensus in pursuit of more just and sustainable Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: News24/City Press WRITTEN BY: Matshidiso Lencoasa and Bongani Xezwi From a threatened 2% VAT increase that would have deepened the crisis for low-income households, to a disputed fiscal framework passed despite widespread concern, this year’s budget has unfolded amid growing tension between power and participation. The Finance Minister Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: WRITTEN BY: News24 | City Press Matshidiso Lencoasa As South Africa’s government embarks on a new era of unity and cooperation, the upcoming medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) speech by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presents a pivotal opportunity for the government of national unity (GNU) to translate its Continue Reading
SECTION27 is a well-established and widely respected public interest law centre that seeks to achieve substantive equality and social justice in South Africa. If you are passionate about human rights, self-motivated and would like to be part of a dynamic team working to challenge inequality and positively influence society, joining Continue Reading
21 February 2023, Johannesburg – In anticipation of the 2023 budget, the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) hopes that the Minister will not use the social budget to fund the current crises caused by the government’s bad spending habits. Despite the assurance of access to social-economic rights, BJC is disturbed by Continue Reading
SECTION27 to make submissions to Appropriations Committees in Parliament on 11 November 2022 SECTION27 calls on Parliament to reverse real cuts to basic education and healthcare over mid term 9 November 2022 – SECTION27 will make submissions on Division of Revenue Amendment Bill before Parliament’s Appropriations Committees on 11 November Continue Reading
