[File photo] 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has affirmed his support for more stakeholder engagements on the new regulations banning the production, import and sale of any foods containing cannabis and hemp products. This is after the Health Department gazetted a notice earlier in the month prohibiting the selling, manufacturing and importing of cannabis food…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says he is confident that a solution will be found with the current impasse in passing the budget. Mashatile spoke to SABC News in Alexandra, Johannesburg today. Political parties like the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Democratic Alliance (DA) and ActionSA have…
2 minutes Opposition parties in Limpopo have cautioned against what they say is the mismanagement of funds allocated to various departments in the province. Limpopo MEC for Finance, Kgabo Mahoai tabled the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for the 2025 and 2026 financial year at the provincial legislative chambers in Lebowakgomo. The total budget allocation for…
South African bank notes and coins. 2 minutes There were mixed reactions by opposition parties over the province’s budget tabled in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature today. MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers, presented the provincial budget of R158,8 billion. He said they had to acknowledge that historic budget cuts had put immense strain on the provincial fiscus….
Cosatu members protests against VAT hike in Johannesburg on March 20, 2025. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was the first organisation at the public hearings on the 2025 budget today to call for the removal of Value-Added Tax (VAT) hikes. Parliament’s Joint meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance and…
1 minute Northern Cape Finance MEC Venus Blennies delivers the provincial budget. LIVE|
1 minute Limpopo Finance MEC Kgabo Mahoai delivers the provincial budget. LIVE |
Dollar bills. 3 minutes The dollar weakened against the euro and yen on Tuesday as uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs kept traders cautious, following a rally in the US currency a day earlier on optimism that he will be flexible in applying the import levies. “The world’s trading a little bit more risk-off…
1 minute KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Finance MEC Francois Rodgers delivers the province’s budget. LIVE |
NUMSA workers 1 minute The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says the looming increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) is a serious concern for workers. The union has convened a three-day bargaining conference which started in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Monday. It brings together shop stewards from all nine provinces. The aim is to…
