Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during a press briefing A boost in tax revenue has given the National Treasury room to offer the first inflation-linked tax relief since the 2023/24 financial year. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says revenue for the current financial year is projected to come in higher than previously forecast. This has been supported…
[File photo] 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has nabbed just over R12 million in donations, the highest followed by its GNU Partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA). This is revealed in the Independent Electoral Commission(IEC)’s third-quarter political funding donations disclosure report for the financial year 2024- 2025. Some notable donors that contributed to the…
Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development minister Anxious Masuka GOVERNMENT has engaged the army to assist police in evicting land barons who are targeting farms, creating illegal settlements across the country. This emerged in Parliament last Thursday when Murewa South lawmaker Noah Mangondo complained about the sprouting of illegal settlements on A1 and A2…
Flood damage in Umlazi 1 minute Victims of the recent heavy rains in the eThekwini municipality have been afforded decent accommodation. Five women and a child were left destitute following floods that caused mudslides in Ward 85 in Umlazi township, in eThekwini, this week. KwaZulu-Natal Human Settlements MEC Sboniso Duma says these victims will be…
1 minute Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the monetary policy committee has decided to cut rates by 25 basis points – meaning that the prime lending rate decreases to 11%. It’s the third consecutive rate cut by the Central Bank. The cut comes despite the US Fed’s decision to keep rates on…
The SABC building in Auckland Park National Coordinator of the Support Public Broadcasting Coalition (SOS) Uyanda Siyotula has congratulated the SABC distributing news and information to a wide audience across the country for 75 years. Siyotula says the public broadcaster remains focused on enforcing editorial independence and continues to ensure that it provides news and…
Trucks waiting to cross the border post in Lebombo. 2 minutes Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed concern about disruptions at the Lebombo Port of Entry between South Africa and Mozambique. She says transportation of goods is at times affected by the recent protests in Maputo. Creecy has advised motorists planning to use the…
File Photo: Person points a gun. A firearm allegedly used in the murder of Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart has been linked to several other violent crimes across the country. South African Police Service (SAPS) ballistic expert Mishak Mkhabela told the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria that the same weapons recovered in the Bramley case were connected…
Bullet casings and broken glass at a crime scene. 1 minute Police have revealed that three people were shot and killed on Saturday night at Eldorado Park in Johannesburg. It is reported that three suspects opened fire on a group of nine young men standing outside a mosque. The motive of the killing is not…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes with a new defence witness in the High Court in Pretoria. Sifiso Zungu concluded his testimony last Thursday. LIVESTREAM:
