EASTERN CAPE SOPA: The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, delivered the annual State of the Province Address (SOPA) yesterday, outlining government’s strategic priorities and plans to accelerate economic growth, strengthen service delivery, and improve the livelihoods of citizens across the province. The address reflected on progress made over the past year, highlighted key challenges facing communities, and set out a clear roadmap for the year ahead. To reflect on the keynote address, we are joined by….

Guest: Zolile Williams - MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape

EASTERN CAPE SOPA: The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, delivered the annual State of the Province Address (SOPA) yesterday, outlining government&rsquo;s strategic priorities and plans to accelerate economic growth, strengthen service delivery, and improve the livelihoods of citizens across the province. The address reflected on progress made over the past year, highlighted key challenges facing communities, and set out a clear roadmap for the year ahead. To reflect on the keynote address, we are joined by&hellip;.
Guest: Zolile Williams - MEC of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Eastern Cape

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EASTERN CAPE SOPA:The Premier of the Eastern Cape, Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, delivered the annual State of the Province Address (SOPA) yesterday, outlining government’s strategic priorities and plans to accelerate economic growth, strengthen service delivery, and improve the livelihoods of citizens across the province

One of the key aspect of the Northern Cape SOPA will be on Job Creation initiatives, plans to grow the economy of the province and tackling the challenge of Unemployment, especially amongst young people. Our next guest will tease out what the Premier will be pronouncing in the SOPA on economic growth in the province and what interventions are in place or planned to address Job Creation, Investment and Unemployment. To share more insights, we are joined by

Guest (OB): Monwabisi Nkompela - Head of Communications for the Northern Cape Provincial Government

One of the key aspect of the Northern Cape SOPA will be on Job Creation initiatives, plans to grow the economy of the province and tackling the challenge of Unemployment, especially amongst young people. Our next guest will tease out what the Premier will be pronouncing in the SOPA on economic growth in the province and what interventions are in place or planned to address Job Creation, Investment and Unemployment. To share more insights, we are joined by
Guest (OB): Monwabisi Nkompela - Head of Communications for the Northern Cape Provincial Government

OB: Northern Cape SOPA

Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, will deliver the Northern Cape State of the Province Address this morning at the Bergsig Sports Ground in Springbok. Dr Saul will deliver this address under the theme: "Modern, Growing, and Successful Province" and reflect on government service delivery in the past 12 months.One of the aspect of his address will focus on local government especially aswe approach the Local Government Elections towards the end of the year. Our next guest leads local government and unpack some of the service delivery challenges in municipalities. How does the province intend to respond to the service delivery challenges and the dire state of municipal audit outcomes? To understand exactly what the Northern Cape has planned to address challenges in the municipalities as we approach the LGE 26, we are joined by…

Guest: Bentley Gavin Vass - MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs in the Northern Cape

 

 

 

 

Northern Cape Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, will deliver the Northern Cape State of the Province Address this morning at the Bergsig Sports Ground in Springbok. Dr Saul will deliver this address under the theme: "Modern, Growing, and Successful Province" and reflect on government service delivery in the past 12 months. One of the aspect of his address will focus on local government especially as we approach the Local Government Elections towards the end of the year. Our next guest leads local government and unpack some of the service delivery challenges in municipalities. How does the province intend to respond to the service delivery challenges and the dire state of municipal audit outcomes? To understand exactly what the Northern Cape has planned to address challenges in the municipalities as we approach the LGE 26, we are joined by&hellip;
Guest: Bentley Gavin Vass - MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements, and Traditional Affairs in the Northern Cape
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As we countdown the hours until the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables his 2026 Budget Speech, we take a moment to consider the expectations for the public purse and which ones will make it to the Nation's balance sheet. What new thing can we expect this time around and how much manoeuvring does the Finance Minister have this time around?

Some political parties are calling for the Minister to cut wasteful expenditure, prevent tax bracket creep, end outsourcing, allocate more money to education, initiatives for jobs and increase budget for public safety. Some civil society organizations have called for universal social protection to help 17,8 million people facing poverty, climate change, gender-based violence and no bailouts for state-owned entity. There is also a call being made to end austerity measures which negatively impact budget allocation to healthcare, education, infrastructure and security.In this hour, we unpack some of these expectations and allow our guests to share what listeners should look out for when the Minister speaks to the nation. We are joined by...

Guest: Ruben Johannes - Tax Partner at Deloitte Southern Africa

Guest: Lisa Higginson – Researcher at the Budget Justice Coalition

Guest: Redge Nkosi - Executive Director and Head of Research: Money, Banking and Macroeconomics at Firstsource Money and African Heterodox Economics Network

As we countdown the hours until the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables his 2026 Budget Speech, we take a moment to consider the expectations for the public purse and which ones will make it to the Nation's balance sheet. What new thing can we expect this time around and how much manoeuvring does the Finance Minister have this time around?
Some political parties are calling for the Minister to cut wasteful expenditure, prevent tax bracket creep, end outsourcing, allocate more money to education, initiatives for jobs and increase budget for public safety. Some civil society organizations have called for universal social protection to help 17,8 million people facing poverty, climate change, gender-based violence and no bailouts for state-owned entity. There is also a call being made to end austerity measures which negatively impact budget allocation to healthcare, education, infrastructure and security. In this hour, we unpack some of these expectations and allow our guests to share what listeners should look out for when the Minister speaks to the nation. We are joined by...
Guest: Ruben Johannes - Tax Partner at Deloitte Southern Africa
Guest: Lisa Higginson &ndash; Researcher at the Budget Justice Coalition
Guest: Redge Nkosi - Executive Director and Head of Research: Money, Banking and Macroeconomics at Firstsource Money and African Heterodox Economics Network

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