Members of Parliament commended the Minister of Finance, Ericah Shifudah, for the progress made in the first two quarters of the 2025/2026 financial year during the debate of the Mid-term Budget review.

The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, acknowledged the concerns of unemployed teachers but emphasised that teacher recruitment must follow a systematic and balanced approach that takes into account national needs and available resources.