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Recently, a distressing report appeared in The Sunday Times: 32-year-old Russel Makhubela allegedly poisoned his two-year old daughter and then tried to kill himself, because he believed that they should “die together as a family rather than suffer through poverty”. In his desperation, Russel asked his wife: “What’s the use of collecting firewood? We will have nothing to eat tomorrow.”  Access to sufficient food and relief from economic hardships are fundamental rights entrenched in the Constitution, but enjoyment of these rights remains elusive for millions of people who continue to be marginalised both by the economy and by the government’s economic measures. This outcome – of gross economic inequality and minimal redistribution by the state – goes hand in hand with marginalised people’s exclusion from governance processes, including the budget process.

South africaWaldo swiegers bloombergDaniel mclarenSam waterhouseRussel makhubelaTito mboweniKavisha pillayStanding committee on appropriationsNational assemblyBudget justice coalitionDemocracy initiativeConstitutional courtAppropriations committeeNational budgetNational treasuryDullah omar institute