Following this week's tabling of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, there has been growing opposition to continued cuts to social service budgets. The Public Service Accountability Monitor  -PSAM - has put the blame for budget cuts squarely on the government's hands through its failure to curb the intentional erosion of public finances through fraud, corruption and dismal financial management, particularly at the provincial and municipal levels...The organisation is now calling on the Cabinet to give responses and justifications for their policy choices and budget adjustments that will have a direct impact on constitutional and human rights obligations. Sebenzile Nkambule spoke to PSAM Head of the South Africa Programme, Zukiswa Kota...