Enoch Godongwana

Enoch Godongwana

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Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister of South Africa, currently in the news as he prepares to deliver a budget speech amid concerns regarding inadequate support for vulnerable elderly populations and the need for increased social grants.

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Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who intervened in the tensions within the Public Investment Corporation board.

PwC findings behind the PIC’s Lanseria fight
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-06-21
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Enoch Godongwana intervened in the significant governance dispute involving the PIC.

Why a settled Lanseria dispute still haunts the PIC
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-06-20
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Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who held an extraordinary meeting with the PIC board.

How Lanseria became the fault line in the PIC power struggle
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-06-19
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Enoch Godongwana met the PIC board to discuss challenges facing the institution and their impact on public confidence.

Godongwana steps in as PIC probe gathers pace
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-06-19
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Led by Minister of Finance Mr Enoch Godongwana, this year’s delegation brings together senior leadership across government.

South Africa heads to Davos with renewed momentum and reform credentials – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-01-19
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the SRD grant would be extended while proposals are finalised.

Future of SRD grant uncertain, treasury says – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-01-11
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana described the infrastructure bond as a tool to scale public-sector pipelines and embed private-sector participation.

Africa rethinks how it funds infrastructure
The Citizen – major Tanzanian English newspaper, est. 2004·TanzaniaTanzania· 2025-12-25
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Mmusi Maimane has written to the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, requesting complete clarity on all costs.

Mmusi Maimane demands a full cost breakdown for South Africa’s G20 Summit – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-11-21
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana sounded an optimistic tone in his medium-term budget policy statement.

Godongwana forecasts better revenue, strikes optimist tone in medium term budget – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-11-12
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Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who warned that spending cuts may be unavoidable if tax collections fall short.

How ongoing tax reforms are paving Africa’s road to fiscal independence
The Citizen – major Tanzanian English newspaper, est. 2004·TanzaniaTanzania· 2025-10-16
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Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana wrote to the mayor of Johannesburg, raising concerns about their finances.

Financial mismanagement continues in the City of Johannesburg – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-09-23
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana commented on the Reserve Bank's statement regarding the inflation target.

Reserve Bank likely to keep rates unchanged as lower inflation target complicates the picture – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-09-16
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was involved in the budget negotiations following the political turmoil.

Political parties react to Nkabane’s axing – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-07-22
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South Africa’s finance minister Enoch Godongwana described the meeting's achievements as a huge success.

G20 finance chiefs back central bank independence in first communique since October
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2025-07-19
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Enoch Godongwana is the South African finance minister who spoke about the challenges facing global growth.

A la tête du G20, l’Afrique du Sud plaide pour une « revitalisation du multilatéralisme »
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-07-17
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South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the G20 must provide strategic global leadership, cooperation and action in the face of complex challenges.

G20 finance chiefs meet under tariff cloud in South Africa
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2025-07-17
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Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who proposed hiking VAT by 2%.

Why ANC and DA will not leave toxic pairing
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-03
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Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who announced a sweeping expenditure review to eliminate waste and corruption.

At least three officials must collude to create one ghost worker, says public service chairperson – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-06-09
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana insisted that he acted within existing legislation regarding the fuel levy.

EFF loses fuel levy court challenge – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-06-05
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana opened the section on public services with a sobering account of South Africa’s crumbling healthcare system.

Godongwana maintains focus on health, education – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
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Sarah Stein

Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who tabled the revised Budget 3.0.

Budget 3.0 tentatively accepted by some political parties – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana maintains infrastructure spending plans for the medium term at above R1 trillion to boost the economy.

Godongwana keeps medium-term infrastructure spending above R1tn to boost ailing economy – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is accused of gross incompetence and leading a chaotic budgetary process.

MK party targets Ramaphosa, Godongwana in motion of no confidence over budget ‘chaos’ – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana trimmed additional spending allocations for front line services and social grants made in March to mitigate the revenue shortfall created by his about-turn on raising VAT.

Godongwana trims spending, lowers growth forecast – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
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Duncan Pieterse

Enoch Godongwana is the Finance Minister who is tabling a third version of the 2025 budget.

April consumer inflation edges higher to 2.8% year-on-year – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-21
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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana must find a new path to making up the budget shortfall while staying true to the treasury’s vow to stabilise the country’s debt.

Budget 3.0 – Godongwana’s last shot – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-20
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Enoch Godongwana announced in his budget speech that R402 billion would be allocated to transport and logistics public infrastructure development.

Three factors that could drive a turnaround in SA’s transport sector – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-19
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Ramaphosa also confirmed that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is finalising the third national budget.

Ramaphosa to push for tariff relief, address refugee claims in US visit – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2025-05-17
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