The Chamber of Mines of South Africa has described Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan as having done an effective job of maintaining fiscal discipline with a budget deficit of 3.1% in these most trying of times. The chamber comments that the 2017/18 Budget demonstrates the truism that sustaining and enhancing social good is dependent on the extent of economic growth that is enjoyed. In particular, the Minister added flesh to the discourse on transformation in South Africa, the chamber noted.
