No obligation to provide legal aid to undocumented foreigners: DHA

Home Affairs’ offices in Cape Town 3 minutes The Department of Home Affairs says it has no legal obligation to formulate legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa. The department was updating the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on issues of state funded legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals. This includes its…

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Boesak blames the government for ‘austerity Budget’

Finance Minister Enouch Godongwana and his entourage ahead of the Budget Speech in Parliament. 2 minutes Apartheid activist and clergyman, Allan Boesak, has blamed the current government for what he calls an austerity budget. He formed part of a media briefing addressed by leaders from organised labour and community-based organisations ahead of the Budget Speech….

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Godongwana announces over R1 trillion for infrastructure projects

Road construction 2 minutes Over the medium term, government plans to allocate over R1 trillion to infrastructure projects across the country, this is according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. “This budget invests over R1 trillion in critical infrastructure to lift economic growth prospects and improve access to basic services,” he said while iterating the third…

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Godongwana increases fuel levy for first time in three years

Petrol attendan fills fuel into a vehicle. 2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has proposed a revised National Budget that abandons the VAT hike and introduces new tax proposals generating R18 billion in additional revenue in 2025/26, and R19 billion in 2026/27. While presenting Budget 3.0 on Wednesday, Godongwana told Parliament that he would be…

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Scheffler wins PGA Championships

United States’ (US) Scottie Scheffler poses for a photo with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, US on May 18, 2025. 1 minute World number one golf champion, Scottie Scheffler, has captured his third major title, winning the PGA Championship by five strokes at…

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Parties call for pro-poor budget, reject tax hikes

Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana ahead the tabling Budget at Parliament in Cape Town on March 12, 2025. 4 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it wants Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to provide a comprehensive spending plan when tabling the 2025 National Budget for the third time on Wednesday. The revised budget will come after he…

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