Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has increased the budget allocated to provinces and municipalities to fund the recovery and rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by disasters.
The minister has increased funds by R955.9 million to only four provinces, rather than all six listed in the March 2025 disaster classification schedule.
The gazette published on 6 February 2026 states that the funds must be spent by the end of the 2025-26 financial year, which ends on 31 March 2026.
