SASSA allocated R150.8 million in social grants to recognised refugees in 2025/26, with total foreign national social assistance expenditure under 1% of the budget.
Experts caution that hosting the Olympics could cost South Africa R500 billion, with concerns about debt and underused stadiums leading to renewed debate.
South Africa’s government is looking to save R38.1 billion over the medium term by tackling inefficiencies, reducing fraud and redirecting money away from programmes that fail...
US budget deficit jumped 12% to nearly $2 trillion (R32.9tn) in fiscal 2026 as rising interest costs and tariff refunds pushed spending well above revenue.
More than 20 years after public money was committed to a community abattoir in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, the facility remains unused. Across the country in Atteridgeville, a...
Home Affairs detained and deported 37,942 undocumented foreign nationals from Jan–Aug 2026, with R463.9m spent on detention and repatriation, the department told Parliament.
According to The Citizen, over R6.19m paid to Senzo Mchunu and Firoz Cachalia could have funded about 13 constable-ranked detectives for a year.
According to IOL, the Presidency spent R2.76m hiring cars for deputy minister Kenny Morolong in 11 months; travel totals and staff costs for both deputies were...
Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson says R186,150 on 65 nights in Gauteng saved the department about R1.3m versus rental or purchase options.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has ordered an investigation into 6,238 state-owned residential properties that are occupied by government officials, saying unnecessary assets should...