SOWETAN | State has no plans to pay off debt

If you, like many of us, are concerned about the future of SA’s public purse, you would probably agree that finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget speech yesterday was a bittersweet moment of sobering reflection. 

Most concerning is the spiralling levels of our national debt which is projected to increase from R4.73 trillion in 2022/23 to R5.84 trillion in 2025/26. ..