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MINI-BUDGET COUNTDOWN: South Africa keeps its fiscal ship afloat as Trump’s America takes on water

Ed Stoddard · Daily Maverick
Published 18 Oct 2026, 5:55 pm·just now·1 min read
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It is instructive to compare South Africa’s economic rebound with the US’s decay as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on Wednesday.

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