Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said a dispute with the Office of the Auditor-General is one of the reasons for the delays.
He said the Guptas went to great lengths to help him realise the vision of a black-owned bank.
Eyewitness News reported on Wednesday morning that thousands of teacher assistants in KwaZulu-Natal have been left disillusioned and confused by the delays.
Lawmakers had to consider, debate and approve not one, but three Budgets this year while operating under lockdown.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni this year noted the biggest contraction in the economy in nearly 90 years and the need to close the gap between government’s income and its spending – the hippo’s wide-open mouth.
Africa Check takes a closer look at the claim made by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni that close to 100% of restaurant workers in South Africa are foreign.
The finance minister confirmed the fund has earmarked R500 million for vaccine stocks and still has plenty of time to pay it.
Officials in Africa's hardest virus-hit country are scrambling to contain infections after a flare-up was reported in the impoverished Eastern Cape province and adjacent Western Cape province last month.
The Auditing Profession Amendment Bill will now go before the NCOP for its concurrence before being sent to President Cyril Ramaphosa to be signed into law.
The National Assembly gave the Bill the green light earlier this month.
Speaking during a webinar organised by Bloomberg on Tuesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni was asked about progress on securing a loan from the World Bank.
Tito Mboweni took to Twitter last week, asking whether South Africa really needed a national carrier.
The bulk of government's spending cuts rest on striking a deal with public servants on a wage freeze and unions are not happy.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Sunday night asked his nearly one million followers on Twitter if the country needed a national airline.
Makwetu died in hospital on Wednesday at the age of 54.
Mboweni said Munusamy was given the job of community outreach officer – or political secretary – in his office because she had the required skills for the post.
The deputy chairperson of the FFC, Michael Sachs, described the cuts as ‘eye-watering’.
The minister made the remark during his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday.
