Godongwana in a Budget Bind Can’t Please Anyone: Next Africa

South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, center, ahead of the budget presentation in Cape Town in February 2023. — South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, center, ahead of the budget presentation in Cape Town in February 2023.
Photographer: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg

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By S'thembile Cele

October 27, 2023 at 11:17 AM UTC

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South Africa’s finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, is in a bind.