Ndabeni-Abrahams to give update on spaza shops registration

City of Johannesburg MMC’s lead a joint inspection with Environmental Health Practitioners, SAPS and JMPD at Siyabonga Supermarket, Naledi in Soweto on January 27, 2025. 1 minute Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams will today update the media on the registration of food outlets including spaza shops. Economic Cluster MECs will join her in the…

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There are other revenue streams besides VAT increase : Parliament

Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 Budget Speech in Parliament. 2 minutes The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) says there are alternative revenue streams that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana can tap into if the proposed VAT increase is shut down. The Executive Director of the Parliamentary Budget Office, Dr Dumisani Djantjies, says Parliament must also push…

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COSATU raises concerns over UIF’s lack of internal controls

Cosatu members at a rally on March 23, 2023. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has raised concerns over the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) lack of internal controls. This after the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) revealed that the UIF paid out about R57-billion in fraudulent payments to government employees during the…

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Cabinet says date to table Budget Speech is cast in stone

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, addressed the media in Cape Town on 27 February 2025 on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting. 3 minutes Government is confident that Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, will table the budget on the 12th of March and there will be no change or further extension. The tabling of the budget by Godongwana…

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