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Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 4:13pm
 The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, said the government bursary scheme is in the process of finalising outcomes. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is a government bursary awarded to students who come from households earning an annual income of R350 000 or less. |
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 3:21pm
 The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2021 is expected to increase. The National Treasury has projected the growth rate to be 3.3%. Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni said Covid-19 has led the GDP to shrink by 7.2%. |
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 12:59pm
 With the vaccination programme finally in progress, the National Treasury has decided to allocate R9 billion towards it. Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni confirmed this during his budget speech on Wednesday afternoon. |
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:13am
 You can expect to pay more for alcohol and tobacco, as government has decided to increase the excise duties on these products. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that the excise duties on these products will increase by 8%. |
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 11:12am
 Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni has confirmed that social grants will increase by below inflation rates of between 1.0 and 3.4 percent. This increase will take effect from April 2021. Along with this, the extension of the temporary R350 grant will come to an end, decreasing grant expenditure by 2.2% over the next three years. |
