The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) Budget Vote for the 2023/24 financial year, presented in May by Deputy Minister Obed Bapela, highlights the efforts made to improve South African StateOwned Enterprises (SOEs). Despite structural, operational, and strategic challenges facing these entities, Bapela believes that significant progress is being made, thanks to President Ramaphosa’s vision of farreaching reforms.
Deputy Minister Philly Mapulane is scheduled to visit Langa Township in Cape Town, Western Cape Province on May 16, 2023. This visit is part of prebudget vote activations and will take place before the Departmental Budget Vote Speech on May 17, 2023. The event commemorates the centenary of Langa, the oldest township in the Western Cape.
