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Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development had its R16.8 billion budget reduced by R2.4 billion.Food security, land redistribution and restitution programmes have been severely reduced.Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has said Covid-19 compelled the country to rethink and…

City of Joburg council chambers. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Beeld, file The Gauteng government has intervened in the City of Johannesburg, ordering it to sit and pass the 2020/21 budget this week.If the City fails to do so, the provincial government will be compelled to put it under administration.Johannesburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo has welcomed the…

Political parties and Cosatu have asked Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to table a budget that cushions the country from the tough economic times that lie ahead.The ANC and its alliance partners have said the best budget would be one that avoids further hardships on the working class and the poor.Political parties have called on Finance…