ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe praised Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan for performing a balancing act with his medium-term budget. "What a difficult exercise for Minister Gordhan‚ where there is no economic growth‚ where prospect of revenue is declining‚ you must make sure that you service the nation properly and I think he has done relatively well under the circumstances‚" he said. Mantashe said he was particularly impressed with the bigger amount that Gordhan had channelled into higher education.

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