CAPE TOWN - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on Wednesday.
This is his first since the formation of the Government of National Unity.
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Meanwhile, Cosatu is protesting outside Parliament, demanding a budget that will create jobs and stimulate economic growth.
To discuss this further, Simon Schaefer, an economist from Deloitte Africa spoke to eNCA.