Cosatu and Budget Justice Coalition were not impressed with the finance minister’s budget speech. The People Against Budget Cuts outside of parliament today. All photos by Mzi Velapi By Mzi Velapi, Elitsha, South Africa The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the Budget Justice Coalition say the budget as a whole fails to respond to the crisis facing poor people. The organisations were responding to the budget speech that was delivered by Minister of Finance,

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