Mayor condemns R540m slashed from Cape Town as part of budget cuts

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has condemned a significant R540 million cut in national...

Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists

Picture and Words: Marecia Damons /GroundUp Activists are calling on the National Treasury to increase...

Expect road closures for finance minister’s budget speech

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will present the final budget of the current Parliamentary term...

Hill-Lewis pleads with finance minister to avoid ‘anti-poor’ budget cuts

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has made a desperate plea to Finance Minister Enoch...

The City’s draft budget commits R2.3 billion to mitigate loadshedding

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis tabled the City of Cape Town’s ‘Budget for Building...

The third wave is coming, and will hit harder than the second

Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni announced that the third wave of COVID-19 is on the...