Enoch Godongwana
Enoch Godongwana is South Africa's Minister of Finance, a position he has held since August 2021. He is a South African politician and member of the African National Congress (ANC). Godongwana was appointed to the finance portfolio by President Cyril Ramaphosa, replacing Tito Mboweni during a Cabinet reshuffle. Before becoming Finance Minister, he served as Minister of Public Enterprises from 2018 to 2019 and chaired the ANC's economic transformation subcommittee, where he played a significant role in shaping the party's economic policy direction. His tenure as Finance Minister has been marked by efforts to stabilise public finances, manage South Africa's debt burden and navigate the fiscal challenges posed by state-owned enterprises, particularly Eskom. Godongwana has been a key figure in budget presentations and economic policy debates, regularly engaging with business, labour and civil society on fiscal reform and growth strategies. He recurs in coverage of national budgets, tax policy, sovereign credit ratings, state-owned enterprise bailouts and macroeconomic strategy. Prior to his ministerial roles, Godongwana held leadership positions in trade union and business circles, including serving as deputy general secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) in the 1990s. He later moved into the private sector and served on various corporate boards before returning to government.
Enoch Godongwana Updates
City of Joburg failure poses risk to economy – Mavuso
By: Schalk Burger 8th June 2026 The failure of the City of Johannesburg poses a systemic risk to the entire economy, says business organisation Business Leadership South Africa... →
Petrol prices to increase, but some relief for diesel prices
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 1st June 2026 The prices of petrol 93 and 95 (ULP and LRP) are both set to increase by R1.43 a litre, effective June 3, while diesel prices are set to decrease... →
ActionSA Will Never Support a Self-Congratulatory Budget Speech That Neglects the Needs of the Poor
28th May 2026 ActionSA vehemently rejects the Budget by the Finance MMC, Cllr Loyiso Masuku that offers nothing new to the residents of Joburg. Today’s 97.4... →
Daily Podcast – May 22, 2026
22nd May 2026 Making headlines: RISE Mzansi, GOOD will contest 2026 local election together Treasury to start deducting money owed to municipalities by... →
Treasury to start deducting money owed to municipalities by provincial and national departments
By: Terence Creamer 22nd May 2026 The National Treasury has taken a decision to deduct monetary amounts owed to municipalities by national and provincial government departments to... →
Joburg on the brink of financial collapse
By: Bloomberg 21st May 2026 At the city-owned Johannesburg Art Gallery, paint is peeling off the rain-damaged ceiling, the elevator doesn’t work and parquet tiles are loose... →
Eskom warns of Joburg power cuts after city ‘fails to honour terms of court order’ 
By: Terence Creamer 18th May 2026 Eskom has issued a public notice warning of possible electricity supply interruptions in the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) from July 8, owing to an... →
Daily Podcast – May 07, 2026
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th May 2026 Making headlines: DA demands national intervention in Joburg and Ekurhuleni; Parly committee flags SIU’s ‘inadequate’ funding model; And, African... →
DA calls on President’s intervention to place City of Joburg under financial administration
7th May 2026 The Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and ensure that the City of Johannesburg is placed under... →
DA demands national intervention in Joburg, Ekurhuleni
By: Thabi Shomolekae 7th May 2026 The Democratic Alliance in Gauteng has renewed its push for national intervention in the City of Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni municipalities, citing... →
