Author: Relebohile MOHAPI

Many people are living from hand to mouth in South Africa, and it doesn’t look like there’s a way out of the cycle of poverty any time soon for the indigent. What does the 2025 Budget proposed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana mean for households barely making ends meet?  Approximately 17 million South Africans live in households earning less than R3,500 per month, relying heavily on social grants and another 19 million people live in households earning between R3,500 and R8,000, according to a new study. This is the grim context of Wednesday’s Budget Speech, which has been criticised as failing…