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While the loan scheme being introduced this year by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme for missing middle students was a step in the right direction, there were thousands of students that needed help.

Since succeeding Jacob Zuma in February 2018, President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a slew of promises, from ending load shedding and fixing state-owned companies to building smart cities and high-speed trains.

As Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana called for South African citizens to share tips on what should be included in his upcoming national Budget speech, the Western Cape government and political and non-profit organisations shared their expectations for the Budget.

While the ANC in the Western Cape has welcomed Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), the City of Cape Town and the Free Market Foundation (FMF) have lambasted it, saying it did not provide any solutions to grow the country’s economy or improve service delivery.

With the agenda of the Tshwane municipality to embark on a 40-year leasing of the Rooiwal and Pretoria West power stations firmly back on the table, stakeholders have urged to formulate a lease agreement resistant to malicious political manipulation.