Representational image of tax. 3 minutes Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance has adopted its report on the fiscal framework that was tabled in Parliament by the Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, last month. The budget includes a zero-point-five percentage point VAT increase over the next two financial years. The committee adopted the report with recommendations proposed by ActionSA,…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on on the day of a meeting with U.S. ambassadors at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 25, 2025. 5 minutes The world is bracing for a seismic announcement from the United States on Wednesday, 2nd April, that will impose reciprocal tariffs on countries that trade with the…
[File Image]: A man casts his vote during elections 1 minute By-elections got off to a smooth start in Gauteng with 29 candidates from 16 political parties contesting in six wards across Gauteng, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Speaking outside a voting station in Ward 82 in the City of Johannesburg Municipality, Provincial Electoral Officer…
DA leader John Steenhuisen and ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. 4 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen are meeting today as the deadline looms for the 2025/2026 budget to be voted on in Parliament on Wednesday. The meeting is aimed at breaking a deadlock between the parties. Taking to social media…
Economic Freedom Fighter MP Sinawo Tambo. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters(EFF) say they have written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, requesting for the urgent withdrawal of the report on the 2025 fiscal framework in Parliament this afternoon. On Tuesday, the Standing Committee on Finance adopted its report on the budget…
Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 1 minute Twenty-nine candidates from 16 political parties will contest by-elections in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo today. Candidates from ANC, EFF, Umkhonto weSizwe, the DA and Al Jama-ah amongst others will battle against each other for the heart and soul…
DA MP Dr Mark Burke says,“With the ANC’s refusal to agree to the DA’s reasonable, Growth and Jobs Budget plan, I have been mandated to go into the Finance Committee meeting to amend the Fiscal Framework such that there will be no VAT increases.” 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance…
[File photo] The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party members campaign on March 29, 2025 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party Youth leader, Bonginkosi Khanyile, says their “where is my vote walk” from Pretoria to Johannesburg will take place over two days. The first part of the walk, which is estimated to take 10 hours, is…
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…
Old Karooplaas shopping centre in Orania. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape has launched a scathing attack on the predominantly Afrikaans town of Orania, questioning its very existence. The party has taken issue with the autonomous state, saying its existence weakens unity in the country. Orania Movement leader Jooste Strydom…
