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Alec Hogg explains the 2026 Budget context, tracing Treasury’s challenges, political pressures, and fiscal constraints since 2024.

Budget signals debt stability, tax relief, and renewed growth momentum.

Eskom challenges pollution controls at Medupi plant, threatening World Bank loan terms and sparking environmental backlash in South Africa.

Economists expect debt-to-GDP to stabilise and gradually decline.

Markets are improving, but deep reforms remain off the table.