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…
1 minute ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula briefs the media on the 2025 national budget. LIVE STREAM:
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…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers Budget Speech. 4 minutes The majority of political parties in Parliament have rejected Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025/2026 budget, mainly opposing the 0.5% VAT increase over two years. Godongwana has tabled a budget that proposes a hefty tax increase on alcoholic beverages and tobacco-related products. He’s also announced a one percentage…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula during a media briefing. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance (DA) for being against the 0,5% VAT increase. The DA and other parties including the EFF, MK Party and the ATM say they will not support the passing of the budget. ANC Secretary-General…
Damaged ceiling at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Gauteng. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for a change in leadership at the Gauteng Health Department after the Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud released a report into claims of neglect at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. The investigation was initiated…
A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. 2 minutes The Kimberley Commercial Crimes Court has sentenced former Karoo Hoogland Municipality Manager Louis Nothnagel to four years in jail for theft and contravention of the Municipal Financial Management Act (MFMA). His second co-accused, Marius Botha, who was the municipality’s Chief Operating Officer (CFO),…
2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for a change in leadership at the Gauteng Health Department in response to a damning report by the Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud. The report, which investigated allegations of neglect at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg, highlights systemic failures and poor conditions at…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to US President Donald Trump 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has on two occasions tried to reach out to the United States President, Donald Trump, diplomatically. Answering questions in the National Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town, Ramaphosa says he started in Trump’s capacity as US president-elect, as…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, February 19, 2025. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on members of parliament to reject and push for amendments to any proposed tax increases expected in today’s budget speech. This appeal comes as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to present the 2025/2026 financial year budget on Wednesday afternoon….
