Recapturing the purse strings: South Africa’s budget predicament
With President Cyril Ramaphosa having charted a course for economic growth with his State of the Nation Address, it is now up to Treasury to define how money will be allocated in the face of higher spending requirements, underperforming state-owned enterprises, and elevated debt levels. We will discuss the upcoming budget and the potential economic implications thereof, while also looking at the political realities and challenges Enoch Godongwana faces as he tries to make the FinMin hot seat his own.
Louw Nel
Senior Political Analyst
Louw Nel
Senior Political Analyst
Louw Nel | Senior Political Analyst
Louw is the senior political analyst at Oxford Economics Africa. He joined the company in 2020 after five years with South Africa’s official opposition party, serving as its operations director at Parliament. He is responsible for political coverage of South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and six other African countries.
Jee-A van der Linde
Economist
Jee-A van der Linde
Economist
Jee-A van der Linde | Economist
Jee-A is responsible for the macroeconomic analysis of South Africa. After his studies, he joined COFCO International and also worked for Allan Gray before joining Oxford Economics Africa in 2018.
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