In his most recent column Peter Bruce eloquently laid out the constraints the finance minister faces in the upcoming medium-term budget (“Medium-term budget could take the shine off GNU (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2024-10-17-peter-bruce-medium-term-budget-could-take-the-shine-off-gnu/)”, October 17).

There are fiscal realities that Enoch Godongwana understands perfectly well, but if you think addressing the country’s debt trap is hard, you should try explaining the natural consequences of it to some of his ANC colleagues...

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