Finance minister Enoch Godongwana could hint at the government possibly drawing from a R459bn special reserve account to augment revenue shortfalls when he delivers the medium-term budget on Wednesday.
Top black business leaders have blasted the slow pace of economic transformation, saying there is still too much wealth concentrated in white hands almost 30 years into democracy.
As the CEOs of two of South Africa's biggest financial institutions prepare to step down and other long-serving banking CEOs near their likely retirement age, there is an opportunity for a new guard of banking leaders to step up.