Budget 3.0 | Alarm over rising debt costs

A disaster in DC and a bungled budget at home

Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Dr Morné Malan as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week. In this episode, we discuss:Diplomatic disaster in Washington: President Donald Trump's meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office.Budget 3.0: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third reiteration of the 2025 National Budget Speech.Thanks for reading Rational Standard! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and …

BASA responds to Budget 3.0: Above-inflatione excise hike on beer – A blow to jobs and economic recovery

Charlene Louw, CEO of the Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) acknowledges the 2025 Budget Speech delivered during the Budget 3.0 update. However, we are deeply concerned by the decision to proceed with an above-inflation excise increase on beer—unchanged from the initial proposal despite repeated calls for review....

Budget 3.0 | Alarm over rising debt costs

Budget 3.0 | Alarm over rising debt costs Minenhle.Thusi Thu, 05/22/2025 - 13:08 CENTURION - Concerns linger about the rising national debt, with 22 cents of every rand servicing interest payments.WATCH | Budget 3.0 | Civil society demand more from budgetWhile the infrastructure allocation in Budget 3.0 has been praised many are questioning whether the promised projects will ever be delivered.The CEO of the Black Business Council, Kganki Mataba…