MTBPS 2025 | Godongwana allocates R100m for G20 summit
Executive Summary
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the 2026 medium-term budget policy statement, reallocating R100 million from other departments' savings to fund the upcoming G20 leaders’ summit at Johannesburg's Nasrec Expo Centre. Key provisions include R5.2 billion in roll-overs for disaster relief, the R147 million Madlanga commission, R132 million national dialogue, R1.1 billion for elections, R2 billion for parliamentary rebuilding, and an extension of the R350 monthly social relief grant to March 2027, alongside R590 million for provincial health to offset US PEPFAR withdrawal. These adjustments strengthen fiscal responses to urgent priorities, enhance grant system integrity through anti-fraud measures, and ensure continuity of essential services.