Petrol attendan fills fuel into a vehicle. 2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has proposed a revised National Budget that abandons the VAT hike and introduces new tax proposals generating R18 billion in additional revenue in 2025/26, and R19 billion in 2026/27. While presenting Budget 3.0 on Wednesday, Godongwana told Parliament that he would be…
United States’ (US) Scottie Scheffler poses for a photo with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, US on May 18, 2025. 1 minute World number one golf champion, Scottie Scheffler, has captured his third major title, winning the PGA Championship by five strokes at…
1 minute The Rand held firm against the US dollar ahead of the budget speech this afternoon, a pivotal day for the South African economy. This is according to Statistics South Africa’s release of the Consumer Price Inflation data for April. Inflation dropped sharply to 2.7% in March, the lowest since June 2020. On Tuesday…
1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third attempt at tabling the Budget, following a standoff over a VAT hike which National Treasury has since withdrawn. LIVE |
Chalkboard with debt written on it 1 minute South Africa’s debt servicing costs are projected to reach R426.3 billion in the current financial year. According to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, this means that 22 cents of every rand collected in revenue will go toward paying off debt. Godongwana made the announcement while presenting the 2025/26…
1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the government plans to spend R940 billion on infrastructure investments over the next three years. He says South Africa wants to collaborate with France by investing in infrastructure like ports, rail, and power to promote local value-added trade throughout Africa. Mashatile was addressing the SA-France Investment Conference on…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana ahead the tabling Budget at Parliament in Cape Town on March 12, 2025. 4 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it wants Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to provide a comprehensive spending plan when tabling the 2025 National Budget for the third time on Wednesday. The revised budget will come after he…
1 minute Food rescue organisation SA Harvest is adopting digital tools and smart logistics to strengthen its efforts to combat food waste and hunger across South Africa. The organisation has expanded its vehicle fleet to reach more underserved areas and improve the efficiency and safety of food distribution, particularly in maintaining cold-chain standards. This move…
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday. Live proceedings below:
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute Eastern Cape police and the provincial health department are searching for two women suspected of abducting two newborn babies from Dora Nginza Hospital in Gqeberha on Monday night. Provincial health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo has confirmed that the women gained access to the hospital’s maternity section under suspicious circumstances….
