All eyes including that of opposition parties, trade unions, the public, investors and other interest groups will be focused on the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, today when he delivers his first budget speech in the Good Hope building in the Parliamentary precinct.
He is forced to do so after a fire gutted the National Assembly building earlier this year. Two weeks ago President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his SONA that the private sector plays a more important role than the state when it comes to job creation.
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.
Heavy flooding has hit Cape Town's Informal Settlements, displacing hundreds. This has led to emergency aid being activated.
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