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Politics strains the budget

We had a budget speech delivered yesterday. South Africa’s Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, stood up and delivered a budget that is supposedly all about the country’s recovery from the pandemic, promoting business and reducing unemployment. This whole thing has kind of stuck in my throat.

Let the good vibes seep in

So, how you doin’? No, seriously, how are you? This past winter has been a pretty hellish experience, and you’ve done rather well to get through it. Now things are warming up, in more ways than one, but it has been a tough road to get this far, it has come at a cost, so how are you holding up?

We can’t talk lockdown

Soon another “My Fellow South Africans” and talks of a lockdown to stem the tide in COVID infections trending upwards? Is this how we will start November, staring down the barrel of a weaponised response to an increase in infections and a televised speech that will drag on, full of dire threats with no substance until we hear from the pandemic ministers?