DEDECT Budget 2026.27 – A budget to unlock investment and turn around provincial entities

The document reports on the North West Province's DEDECT Budget 2026.27 presented to the provincial legislature, framing it as a growth-oriented budget focusing on economic growth, environmental sustainability, tourism, enterprise support, and institutional reform. It highlights the NWDC as a financially distressed state-owned entity with significant debt, litigation liabilities, and unlettable properties, and notes that substantive boards and institutional reform measures are being implemented to improve governance and turnaround strategies across provincial entities. The document describes planned governance enhancements, turnaround programs, and revenue-raising and service-delivery improvements as part of the budget vote.