ANC Deputy Secretary General, Nomvula Mokonyane. 2 minutes The African National Congress’s (ANC) Subcommittee Chairperson on International Relations, Nomvula Mokonyane says that the party reaffirms their commitment for the liberation of Palestinians. She spoke at a press briefing in Constitution Hill in Johannesburg during the launch of Week4Palestine, an initiative that brought activists, students and…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the call for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s resignation can only be justified if there is a failure to adhere to specific policies. Her comments follow the…
EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media on the suspension of the VAT increase. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the half a percentage point VAT increase, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on Thursday. The court issued this ruling on Sunday, also…
Artists perform at the National Freedom Day commemorations in Ermelo, Mpumalanga on April 27, 2025. 1 minute Acting President Gwede Mantashe has used his Freedom Day address to call for unity among different races in the country. Mantashe delivered the keynote address at the National Freedom Day commemorations in Ermelo, Mpumalanga yesterday. This after he…
Economic Freedom Fighter MP Sinawo Thambo. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it welcomes the cancellation of a meeting of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance, following the party’s letter to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza. The party’s spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo, says a meeting, that was scheduled for the processing of…
Tax-related material on a desk. 1 minute The Umkhonto weSizwe party says the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the VAT increase only addresses a symptom of a deeper crisis that includes aggressive austerity, restrictive monetary policies and a privatization agenda that the party says is being brutally imposed on South Africans. The MKP…
[FILE IMAGE] 2 minutes The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed a court order suspending the planned 0.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) increase that was set to take effect on 1 May 2025. The suspension comes after the Western Cape High Court set aside Parliament’s approval of the fiscal framework enabling the hike. SARS…
1 minute The re-opened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) President, Chief Albert Luthuli under way in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Live stream below:
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 2 minutes UMkhonto Wesizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma has urged the community of Mamelodi outside Pretoria to mobilise ahead of next year’s local government elections to ensure a two-thirds majority for the party. Zuma was speaking at the party’s Freedom Day celebrations. The event, billed as a Solomon Mahlangu…
EFF President Julius Malema addressing the crowd at the EFF Freedom Day Rally 3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema, says South Africa is run by illegitimate government leadership. Addressing scores of community members and party supporters at the Majwemasweu Sports Complex in Winnie Mandela for the party’s Freedom Day rally in…
