Arsenal ease through to quarter-finals as PSV restore pride

Arsenal’s Declan Rice celebrates scoring their second goal. 3 minutes Arsenal set up a Champions League quarter-final against holders Real Madrid with a 9-3 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven after a 2-2 draw in the second leg of their last-16 clash on Wednesday. Progress was already a formality for the London club after their stunning…

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No parties objected to VAT hike in Budget consultations: Ntshavheni

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni 2 minutes Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has revealed that no political party opposed the proposed VAT increase during pre-budget consultations. Ntshavheni was addressing a post-cabinet briefing in Cape Town on Thursday, saying the tax increases will finance stability in South Africa. She further says the Democratic Alliance’s…

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SAMA says healthcare budget not sufficient

Hospital ward 2 minutes The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on government to reconsider the proposed budget allocations for the healthcare sector. The association argues that the budget is inadequate and will not effectively address the ongoing crisis in the sector. In his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an…

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EFF claims Free State has 11 000 incomplete RDP houses

Incomplete RDP houses in the Free State. 1 minute The EFF in the Free State says there are about 11 000 incomplete RDP houses in the province. The party’s Provincial Secretary Busanku Msimanga says the provincial government should hold contractors accountable and stop redirecting money that is meant to build new houses, to long-overdue incomplete…

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VAT increase needed to improve frontline services: Godongwana

Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the Budget Speech two years ago. 2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says increases may not be the ideal measure but it is an attempt to bring much needed improvement in the delivery of frontline services like health and education. Treasury appeared before the four finance committees of Parliament where MPs…

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Zelenskyy’s visit to SA could spark diplomatic tensions, says expert

President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with His Excellency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy… 2 minutes Former diplomat and international relations expert Dr Kingsley Makhubela has warned that the visit of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to South Africa could place the country at the centre of diplomatic tensions between Europe and the United States. President Cyril Ramaphosa is…

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