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Skip to content Bloomberg Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world For Customers Support Americas +1 212 318 2000 EMEA +44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific +65 6212 1000 Company Communications Follow Products Industry Products Media Media Services Company Communications Follow Products Industry Products Media Media Services Bloomberg Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world For Customers Support Americas +1 212 318 2000 EMEA +44 20 7330 7500 Asia Pacific +65 6212 1000 Oct. 21, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is poised to unveil a fiscal anchor to entrench progress made in repairing the nation’s public finances as the Iran war puts those gains to the test. In his medium-term budget update to lawmakers at 2 p.m. in Cape Town on Wednesday, Godongwana is widely expected to outline a framework to keep government debt on a sustainable path. The plan would seek to turn stronger-than-expected revenue, contained spending and growing primary surpluses into lasting fiscal gains.
Enoch Godongwana Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg “While there is reason to be optimistic about the fiscal numbers, I think the real test will ... Learn more about Bloomberg Tax or Log In to keep reading: See Breaking News in Context From research to software to news, find what you need to stay ahead. Already a subscriber?
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