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Entities / People / Enoch Godongwana
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Enoch Godongwana

Tracked across 6 events · 74 articles · First seen Mar 23, 2026 · Last active Aug 14, 2026

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Attention
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Events
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Relationships
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Events (6)
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Domestic
South Africa Social Grant Increases
Impact: Enoch Godongwana, as the Minister of Finance, announced the grant increases during the 2026 national budget speech.
Mar 23, 2026 · 7 articles
4 10
Domestic
Ngobani Makhubu Appointed SARS Commissioner
Impact: Enoch Godongwana, as the Minister of Finance, convened the selection panel that unanimously recommended Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu for the Commissioner position.
Apr 02, 2026 · 6 articles
4 -30
Domestic
PIC governance crisis deepens with resignations
Impact: Finance Minister involved in shareholder meeting and reported clashes with Masondo; oversees PIC as shareholder representative.
Jul 13, 2026 · 36 articles
6 -10
Regulatory
Eskom threatens Johannesburg power cuts
Impact: Enoch Godongwana, the Finance Minister, has met with Executive Mayor Dada Morero to address the South Africa — Johannesburg's financial instability.
May 19, 2026 · 7 articles
2 0
Domestic
Court suspends NSFAS administrator appointment
The South Africa — Gauteng High Court has suspended the appointment of Professor Hlengani Mathebula as administrator of the South Africa — National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), pending the final determination of a review…
Impact: Finance Minister Godongwana was mentioned in relation to unauthorized advisor payments, but he is not directly involved in the court case.
Aug 14, 2026 · 7 articles
4 0
Regulatory
South Africa Textbook Procurement Irregularities Probe
Apr 28, 2026 · 11 articles
Relationships (6)
David Masondo political rival ↔ Enoch Godongwana Enoch Godongwana, as Finance Minister, acted as a political rival to Deputy Fina
August van Heerden principal ↔ Enoch Godongwana Enoch Godongwana, as the Finance Minister, holds principal authority over the Pu
Patrick Dlamini oversight minister ↔ Enoch Godongwana Enoch Godongwana, as the South African Finance Minister, holds ultimate oversigh
David Masondo political rival ↔ Enoch Godongwana David Masondo, as Deputy Finance Minister, was the PIC chair who became a politi
August van Heerden subordinate ↔ Enoch Godongwana August van Heerden was a senior executive at the Public Investment Corporation,
Patrick Dlamini suspended executive ↔ Enoch Godongwana Patrick Dlamini, as the suspended CEO of the Public Investment Corporation, was
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