From Data to Decisions: Advancing Gender-Responsive Budgeting in South Africa

Introduction Public budgets are often presented as neutral instruments designed to allocate resources efficiently across sectors and populations. practice, however, fiscal decisions operate within deeply embedded social and economic structures, producing differentiated outcomes for women and men. Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) has emerged as an approach that seeks to better understand and address these disparities by […]

Benchmarking Long-Term Fiscal Models: Lessons from the UK and New Zealand for Emerging Market Economies

Tomorrow 12 November 2025, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will table the country’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The Statement will review the fiscal outlook, set updated expenditure and revenue projections, and outline the government’s medium-term strategy for managing debt and supporting growth. These topics provide a useful backdrop for reflecting on […]

The SARB’s New Inflation Regime and US Tariffs: What It Means for Long-Term Investment in South Africa

South Africa’s headline CPI rose to 3.5% year-on-year for the month of July, the highest level in ten months, though still within the longstanding 3–6% target range. This occurred as the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) continued signalling a shift toward a 3% inflation target, aiming to lower borrowing costs long-term. Simultaneously, the U.S. introduced […]