The Port Elizabeth Flying Squad is operating with just one response vehicle, an old bakkie with 300,000 kilometres on the clock, to serve 1.2 million residents.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says that R20 billion in additional tax measures for 2026 could be withdrawn if SARS fulfils its end of the bargain and collects more debt as promised.
Government’s assessment over the last few months on budgeting effectively and efficiently, shows that the state could save R6.7 billion by removing low-priority or underperforming programmes over the medium term.