1.0Ghanamma.comhttps://www.ghanamma.com/zaSouthAfrica Newshttps://www.ghanamma.com/za/author/ghanamma/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VCAKTAp5in"><a href="https://www.ghanamma.com/za/2023/09/24/enoch-godongwana-defends-austerity-measures/">Enoch Godongwana defends austerity measures</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ghanamma.com/za/2023/09/24/enoch-godongwana-defends-austerity-measures/embed/#?secret=VCAKTAp5in" width="600" height="338" title="“Enoch Godongwana defends austerity measures” — Ghanamma.com" data-secret="VCAKTAp5in" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ghanamma.com/za/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed he will announce details on cost-cutting measures across the state when he delivers his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in November. National Treasury instructed departments to reduce spending as part of cost containment measures following less than projected revenue collection. Unions have been up in arms against the decision […]https://image-prod.iol.co.za/16x9/800?source=https://xlibris.public.prod.oc.inl.infomaker.io:8443/opencontent/objects/e810d307-39c7-506d-b0c9-f589c08ef72e&operation=CROP&offset=0x352&resize=6720x3775