COSATU Flag. Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has suggested exploring alternative revenue sources, such as a one-year contribution holiday for the Government Employees Pension Fund. This suggestion comes ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana‘s Budget Speech in Cape Town on Wednesday afternoon COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator, Matthew Parks, says the one-year contribution holiday is…
A street money changer counts South African rands. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will take the nation into his confidence on Wednesday on how the National Treasury plans to raise additional revenue, allocate its limited resources to many of government’s priorities, balancing between the social wage and infrastructure spending. Godongwana will shed some light on whether…
FILE | South African rands. The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FCC) says South Africa must avoid increasing debt through spending that is not linked to economic growth. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table the National Budget on Wednesday afternoon, which is expected to be the most market-friendly budget in years. The commission says…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya testifying at the Madlanga Commission. Suspended deputy national police commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya has testified that he did not know that businessman Stuart Scharnick had a history of conflict with law enforcement. Scharnick, who acted as Sibiya’s bodyguard, made headlines last year after Crime Intelligence Head General…
Western Cape Police are investigating a double murder after two men were shot at the Witsand taxi rank in Atlantis. Police Spokesperson FC van Wyk says one of the victims died on the scene and the other at a nearby hospital. He says the Taxi Violence Investigation Unit is probing the matter. Van Wyk says,…
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town. The Garden Route District Municipality has confirmed that four farms have now tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Municipality Spokesperson Herman Pieters says all the farms are located in the Mosel Bay area. Two weeks ago, the index farm was identified in Hartenbos. State veterinarian…
FILE | A street vendor stands by her stall. Street vendors in Polokwane, Limpopo, say Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should not increase Value-Added Tax (VAT). Godongwana will present his budget speech in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The hawkers say they started small businesses due to unemployment. According to Stats SA, unemployment stands at 31.4%…
Inside KZN Legislature The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature says all preparations have been completed for the official opening of the house in Pietermaritzburg. Speaker Nontembeko Boyce addressed the media in Durban on the state of readiness for the two-day programme. AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will officially open the legislature on Thursday, marking the start of the third…
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has denied receiving any financial support from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Mogotsi is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. One of the committee’s evidence leaders,…
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