Maverick Citizen Nelson Mandela Bay has lost R430m in National Treasury grants due to underspending 4 min 7 By Estelle Ellis
South Africa Alan Winde calls on Western Cape to ‘stand for what is right’ in shifting global order 5 min 3 By Suné Payne
Maverick News KZN Education Department ‘seeks creative solutions’ as budget cut affects training, nutrition and transport 4 min 1 By Nkululeko Ndlovu
Maverick News First day of school: emotions, challenges, and a new era of learning begin 12 min 0 By Nonkululeko Njilo, Siyabonga Goni, Kristin Engel and Nkululeko Ndlovu
Maverick Citizen Western Cape officials push for home-based care, private funding after Older Persons Programme budget cut 5 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
DM168 Teachers stand to lose posts as SA’s provincial education departments face budget shortfall of billions of rands 8 min 8 By Lisakhanya Venna, Naledi Sikhakhane and Ed Stoddard
Maverick News ‘Our children deserve better’ – Opposition parties decry Western Cape’s plan to cut 2,400 teacher posts 3 min 0 By Siyabonga Goni
Maverick News Non-profits sceptical of Gauteng premier Lesufi’s move to fix social development dept funding crisis 5 min 3 By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
Our Burning Planet Budget cuts dampen Cape Town’s river rehabilitation, with key projects delayed for 10 years 7 min 6 By Kristin Engel
Maverick News Western Cape tries to balance national budget cuts with ‘protecting the vulnerable’ 3 min 0 By Suné Payne
Politics So many questions and so few answers arise from the State of the Nation Address 6 min 0 By Zimbali Mncube and Liso Mdutyana
Maverick Citizen A health system under stress means the children will pay a price, warn child health advocates 8 min 1 By Takudzwa Pongweni
Maverick Citizen Western Cape health professionals make united appeal for ‘catastrophic budget cuts’ to be halted 9 min 6 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Maverick News Western Cape declares intergovernmental dispute with Treasury over rising public sector wage bill 3 min 14 By Victoria O’Regan
South Africa Eastern Cape warns of drastic budget-slashing to meet national government targets 4 min 0 By Estelle Ellis
Maverick Citizen Budget cuts cost us, say anti-austerity protesters demanding universal income grant 5 min 3 By Jim Mohlala
Maverick Citizen Treasury’s planned budget cuts ‘dangerous to the economy and well-being’, say SA economists, civil society 6 min 7 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
Maverick News Free State NPA walks budget tightrope coupled with critical staff shortfall 3 min 0 By Victoria O’Regan
South Africa Eight things you need to know about South Africa’s fiscal position 9 min 1 By Liso Mdutyana and Dr Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo
Maverick Citizen Health minister warns of negative impact of 'cost containment' on quality of healthcare services 3 min 18 By Mark Heywood
Maverick News Submarine tragedy a ‘wake-up call’ to government to stop slashing defence budget, says SA Navy chief 3 min 20 By Victoria O’Regan