SELLO MOLOTO | How long will South Africa survive at the edge of the fiscal cliff? Any other viable options?

The government should avoid reaching the stage where teachers, nurses, police and the rest of the civil service will not be paid

21 November 2023 - 22:32 By Sello Moloto

Listening to our minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana, present the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) almost two weeks ago on November 1, one wondered what percentage of South Africans, parliamentarians included, understood and appreciated the enormity of the problem facing our country...

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