The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) presented its submission on the 2025/6 Budget’s Appropriation (allocations to national government) and Eskom Debt Relief Amendment Bills to Parliament’s Standing Committee: Appropriations.
The Federation welcomes the positive increase in funding for critical and economic infrastructure, with an additional R34 billion bringing total infrastructure investments over the next three years to a total of R1.03 trillion. This includes roads (R402bn), water (R156bn), plus investments in rail, ports, and four new hospitals in Limpopo and the Westen Cape and 13 000 university beds. The R12.7 billion investments in Metro Rail will be a boost to 10 million workers across the…