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  • A Sustainable HIV Treatment Programme Requires A Competitive ARV Tender

    Press Release

    22 February 2010

    Second report and resolutions of the Budget and Expenditure Monitoring Forum

    Date published: 
    02/22/2010
    Organisation: 
    Budget and Expenditure Monitoring Forum

  • Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Comments on the 2010/11 Budget

    The budget tabled today by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was in all likelihood the last that will come in at under R1 trillion. The government will spend R907 billion in the coming financial year, due to the rise in inflation by plus 2 percent in each of the coming three years. We have come a long way, at least in expenditure terms – the 1996/7 budget was R157 billion, and ten years ago, in 2000/1, it was (only) R245 billion.

    Author(s): 
    Mike Pothier

  • The State of the Nations Address

    President Jacob Zuma has presented the State of the Nation Address to Parliament on 11 February 2010 in Cape Town.

    To read Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, click here.

  • 2010/11 National Budget

    Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan has presented the 2010/11 National Budget to Parliament on 17 February 2010 in Cape Town.

    To read Gordhan’s 2010/11 National Budget, click here. 

  • R112-bn for Jobs and HIV/AIDS

    SA allocates extra R112 billion to tackle poverty, boost job creation and fight HIV/AIDS

    Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan, has announced that South Africa will spend extra R112 billion in the next three years to tackle poverty, boost job creation and fight HIV/AIDS.

    Speaking during his first budget speech since being appointed by President Jacob Zuma nine months ago, Gordhan points out that, "Of these amounts, over half go to provinces and municipalities for education, health, municipal infrastructure and human settlements, reflecting our commitment to sustaining growth in spending on our key priorities."

    Source: 
    Mail&Guardian

  • PACSA Comments on the 2010/11 Budget

    Government putting unemployment and poverty alleviation so central in the 2010 budget is to be welcomed.  However, more must be done to address the structural nature of poverty and inequality.

    Author(s): 
    Daniela Gennrich

  • Institute for Global Dialogue Comments on the 2010/11 Budget

    We welcome the attempt by Minister Pravin Gordhan to balance the competing demands of staying the course and the need for change in the face of the global economic crisis. This balancing act is made even more complex by the shift in the balance of forces within the governing African National Congress (ANC) alliance before and after Polokwane, a development that posed a threat to the growth, employment and redistribution (GEAR) consensus.

    Author(s): 
    Siphamandla Zondi

  • Johannesburg Child Welfare Comments on the 2010/11 Budget

    Johannesburg Child Welfare welcomes the provision in the National Budget for the extension of the Child Support Grant to impoverished children aged between 16 and 18 years. This is a long-awaited development that will enable a large number of young people to complete their schooling, instead of dropping out early and falling into dangerous methods of survival such as crime, prostitution and other "worst forms" of child labour.

    Author(s): 
    Lyn Perry

  • NGOs Comment on 2010/11 National Budget

    2010-11 National Budget

    The newly-appointed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented the 2010/11 National Budget to Parliament on 17 February 2010 in Cape Town.

    As in the past few years, SANGONeT is pleased to present you with the comments and perspectives of various NGOs in response to the budget.

    Issues covered by the NGO comments range from general observations about the budget to key development priorities such as education, social services, gender, urbanisation, children and health.

    Author(s): 
    David Barnard

  • People Opposing Women Abuse Comments on the 2010/11 Budget

    Survivors of gender-based violence accommodated in shelters are subsidised by R30 per day per women. R30 is supposed to cover 3 meals per day, including children’s food, and pay for all the others needs of women and their children in the shelter. The burden is on NGOs providing sheltering services to constantly fundraise so that survivors can have access to holistic care. This means that NGOs who cannot source additional funds for survivors will have to stretch R30 and ensure survivors’ needs are covered.

    Author(s): 
    Nonhlanhla Mokwena