South Africa's Minister of Enoch Godongwana has just delivered the 2025 Budget Speech at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) in the Western Cape province. Ahead of the third tabling of the 2025 budget, civic organisations and political parties called on the minister to abandon budget cuts and to rethink the fiscal framework in line with efforts to tackle unemployment, stimulate demand, and expand supply in the economy. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Channel Africa's Reporter, Dimakatso Leshoro