Labour federation Cosatu, has described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's budget as a mixed bag. Cosatu says the budget does not address the federation's hopes for a budget that would grow the economy. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana allocated R61.4 Billion to employment programmes in the medium term. Build One South Africa says the budget is a budget of hopelessness. To further discuss Elvis Presslin spoke to Build One South Africa Leader, Mmusi Maimane...

Suspended Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has become the first judge to be impeached in democratic South Africa. The National Assembly in Parliament yesterday voted for his impeachment. 305 MPs voted in favour while 27 others voted against Hlophe's impeachment. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Justice Albie Sachs, renowned anti-apartheid activist and former Constitutional Court judge

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated R628 million to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. This was revealed during his Budget Speech in Cape Town yesterday. The budget is for the implementation of Financial Action Task Force and State Capture Commission recommendations. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated R848 billion to the public health system over the medium term expenditure. He was delivering his budget speech in Cape Town yesterday. Godongwana has also allocated R1.4 billion to the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) plan. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Cedric Sihlangu, General Secretary of the South African Medical Association Trade Union, SAMATU

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the Two-Pot Retirement System will come into effect in September this year. This despite pension fund administrators requesting a delay in the implementation of the system until March next year. The two-pot system allows retirement fund members to access a portion of their savings before retirement. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Hayley Parry, Money Coach and Facilitator at 1Life's Truth About Money

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union, POPCRU is calling on the Department of Correctional Services to fast track the transfer of Mangaung prison from G4S. Last year the department issued the multinational security company a termination notice indicating that it will take over the prison. The contract was originally supposed to end in 2026 but was terminated following convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester's escape. Now for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to POPCRU's spokesperson Richard Mamabolo...

Rise Mzansi will today lead a picket ahead of the budget speech set to be delivered by finance minister Enock Godongwane at Cape Town City Hall. The party is calling for a tax relief regime for single mothers. The party says that without relief, single mothers may enter the debt servicing trap. Now for more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Rise Mzansi chief organizer Makashule Gana

South Africans will go to the polls on the 29th of May for this year's general elections. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the date last night after consulting with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the Premiers of all provinces. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Terry Tselane, Executive Chairman of the Institute of Election Management Services in Africa and former vice chairperson of the Electoral Commission

Economists are warning against possible tax increases when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables his Budget Speech later today. This as National Treasury plans increase taxes to raise R15 billion more revenue for the 2024/2025 fiscal year. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Professor Jannie Rossouw, a visiting Professor at the Wits Business School

The Universal Basic Income Coalition says it is against the draft amendments to the SRD grant regulations. Regulations released this week propose to freeze the SRD Grant at R350. The Coalition says the proposed amendments by the Social development department is contrary to commitments made by President Cyril Ramaphosa. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to Pay The Grants Deputy Chairperson, Elizabeth Raiters