Ratepayers oppose eThekwini’s proposed R2.8 million rebranding plan

3 minutes The eThekwini Ratepayers and Residents Association (ERRA) has threatened to take action against the eThekwini Municipality’s proposed R2.8 million rebranding initiative. The metro says the move aims to create a new city logo reflecting its evolving identity. The proposal has been met with strong opposition, particularly from organisations representing residents. ERRA president Ish Prahladh says…

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Maimane urges public to partake in hearings about Revenue Bill

The Standing Committee on Appropriations Chairperson and BOSA leader, Mmusi Maimane delivers pre-budget remarks at Parliament in Cape Town on March 10, 2025. 2 minutes Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Appropriations, Mmusi Maimane, is urging the public to participate in public hearings on the 2025 Division of Revenue Amendment Bill being held across the…

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MK Party launches another bid to invalidate 2024 polls

The MK Party and the EFF campaign outside a voting stations at Hofland Park Community Centre, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg on May 29, 2025. 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has launched another bid to invalidate the 2024 National and Provincial Elections, just eight months after it withdrew its earlier application in the Electoral Court….

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Ramaphosa confident 2025 Budget will pass despite VAT dispute

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is confident that the 2025 budget will be approved on Wednesday. However, the government of national unity remains divided over the ANC’s proposal to increase Value-Added Tax. Most political parties in Parliament have opposed the revised budget, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled earlier this…

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ANC to address strained SA-US relations at NEC meeting

The African National Congress flag. 1 minute The ANC will address the media this morning regarding the strained relations between South Africa and the United States. This issue is at the forefront of the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC) three-day meeting in Boksburg, eastern Johannesburg. Tensions between the two nations have escalated since US President…

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