In S.A, COPE Urges Godongwana to Prioritize Economic Growth in Budget

To South Africa now, where the Congress of the People is calling on Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, to deliver a budget that prioritises heightened economic growth. COPE’s, Pake Dikgetsi, says they are warning that austerity measures targeting social services, while billions are lost to corruption will push the country further into a crisis

Meanwhile, the GOOD Party Secretary-general, Brett Herron, says as things stand, around 18-million South Africans are poor enough to qualify for the 370-rand-a-month social relief of distress grant, which is less than half the money needed to buy sufficient food to sustain themselves: