South Africa: Appropriation Bill to Pass in Crucial Step for SA's R1.2-Trillion Budget Allocation

23 July 2025
Daily Maverick (Johannesburg)

Finally, South Africa is one step closer to passing this year's Budget. But that hasn't stopped the GNU partners from their usual politicking.

South Africa almost has a Budget as Government of National Unity (GNU) parties supported the first reading of the Appropriation Bill in Parliament on Wednesday, 23 July 2025.

While parties united to support the bill, the political jabs between GNU members continued.

Things began in Parliament, sitting at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, with Kingsley Wakelin from the DA taking a jab at the ANC, MK party and the EFF.

"In the meantime, internal conflicts within the ANC are distracting them from the real issues facing the country. The MK is undermining the very same Constitution that pays their salaries and the EFF is losing members and disabusing them -- and the nation is suffering."

In order to pass the Appropriation Bill, all departmental budget votes need to be passed, and the bill needs 201 of 400 votes.

On Tuesday, the DA said it would support the budget votes, and thus the Appropriation Bill, after Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane was fired on Monday night. The party had also called for the removal of Human...

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