Cosatu members marching. 2 minutes COSATU says it had warned government that the ANC’s proposed two percentage points increase in Value-Added Tax would negatively affect workers. The government of national unity’s disagreement on the issue led to the postponement of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Policy Statement to the 12th of next month. It is…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during a media briefing 3 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says Cabinet is due to hold further discussions in order to find each other so that a newly agreed on budget could be tabled on March 12th. This follows dramatic scenes in Cape Town, where Godongwana was unable to table the…
Budget 2025 postponed 3 minutes In an unprecedented move in South Africa’s democratic-era Parliament the Budget Speech has been postponed due to parties that form the Government of National Unity (GNU) failing to agree on how the budget should be constituted. The Budget will now be tabled on March 12. Speaker of Parliament Thoko Didiza…
1 minute Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech 2025 has been postponed. Parliamentary Speaker Thoko Didiza says the budget will be presented at a date to be announced. It is believed that the Cabinet briefing ahead of the budget led to the adjournment of the budget. National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza made the announcement…
3 minutes South Africans have expressed mixed expectations of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Policy Statement in Cape Town this afternoon. They include some economists who have painted a bleak picture of the country’s economic future. The budget is government’s most important document which affects the economy and the lives of all South Africans….
Picture of a body camera. 2 minutes The South African Police Union (SAPU) expects Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to allocate sufficient funds to the newly introduced police body-worn cameras when he delivers his first Government of National Unity (GNU) budget speech at 2pm this afternoon. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the initiative will be rolled out…
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers at the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town on February 6, 2025. 2 minutes Senior Economist at consultancy firm, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), Xhanti Payi predicts that the Defence Department may see an increase in funding in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025 Budget Policy…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering his Budget Speech in 2024. 2 minutes With the 2025 National Budget Speech just a day away, critical tax and economic policy changes will soon be unveiled. Experts believe that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will announce a raft of tax adjustments including value-added tax (VAT), personal income tax and corporate…
1 minute The South African government briefs the media on the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nasrec, Johannesburg. Live stream below:
Postbank employees assist social grant beneficiaries. 1 minute The Postbank has assured Parliament that it will administer social grants competently. This follows the South African Social Security Agency’s (SASSA) slow process to change its gold to black Postbank cards. Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies , 18 February 2025 — Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA)…
