BUDGET 2026: Charting the 2026 Budget: All you need to know
Daily Maverick breaks down all the numbers, categories, segments and fiscal policy changes that have an impact on you, fellow South African, this Budget season.
THURSDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2026, 05:42
Daily Maverick breaks down all the numbers, categories, segments and fiscal policy changes that have an impact on you, fellow South African, this Budget season.

The only evidence Muller presents that “Prisons abroad are being run efficiently and humanely with much clearer accountability” are the examples of the GEO company and the unrelated privatisation of cemeteries. Let us be clear about GEO – it is an example of what we do not want our prisons to become

Ellis disappointed after draw with Lesotho, hopes new group of players will raise their game

The VAT registration thresholds for South African companies have been raised for the first time since 2009, providing relief to local small businesses.

Born from its founder’s journey of abandonment, healing, and faith, Young & Spiritually Inspired is a global movement using words, worship, and community to restore hope and lead a generation back to God

School meals programme to receive above-inflation funding increase
Read Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget speech in full.

South Africa will propose binding guidelines later this year to keep public finances on a sustainable path by introducing a principle-based fiscal anchor rather than numerical rules.

The National Treasury’s 2026 Budget proposed inflationary increases to “sin taxes” on alcohol and tobacco, offering relative relief to the industry, given that above-inflation hikes were expected.

A newspaper reports Gates apologised to staff over his links to Epstein and said: “I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit.”

Katie Taylor confirms she will bring the curtain down on her decorated career after a farewell fight in Dublin this summer.

More than 291,000 social grant beneficiaries have been flagged for benefit reviews as government moves to clamp down on fraud and corruption in its social security net, according to budget documents.

More than 291,000 social grant beneficiaries have been flagged for benefit reviews as government moves to clamp down on fraud and corruption in its social security net, according to budget documents.

Improvements in tax collection help make up for reversal of R20bn increase

Over the next three years, growth is projected to average 1.8% and reach 2% by 2028

Anika Dambuza, Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa and Primo Baloyi have been at the forefront of changing the tide of South African content, using relatability, commentary and consistency to capture the attention of audiences scrolling through their timelines daily.

Anika Dambuza, Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa and Primo Baloyi have been at the forefront of changing the tide of South African content, using relatability, commentary and consistency to capture the attention of audiences scrolling through their timelines daily.

Anika Dambuza, Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa and Primo Baloyi have been at the forefront of changing the tide of South African content, using relatability, commentary and consistency to capture the attention of audiences scrolling through their timelines daily.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his much-anticipated 2026 budget speech, in which he outlined the government’s fiscal plan for the year

Minister warns that municipalities must reinvest collected revenue in essential services, citing Johannesburg’s water backlog of R64 billion