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SA is budgeting for wasteful spending given the outcomes of past 28 years

Little return on vast amounts spent on health and education

The annual budget speech has been presented by the finance minister and one thing seems to be consistent – education and health have received the biggest cuts.

The idea behind this, at least from the ANC’s logic, is that for SA to overcome its apartheid legacy and have a growing economy the country needs an educated population that is healthy to live longer. ..

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