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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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Committee to get legal advice on Malatsi withdrawing SABC Bill

SABC building in Sea Point, Cape Town 2 minutes Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee will seek legal advice on whether Minister Solly Malatsi abused his executive power when withdrawing the SABC Bill. The bill, revived after the May elections, aims to review the way the public broadcaster is funded. Last weekend, Malatsi withdrew the…

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‘Commercial banks should account for lack of access to credit’

Spaza shop 1 minute Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Portfolio Committee says it would like representatives of the main commercial banks to appear before its next year. It says it would like them to explain whether or not they have put in place measures to facilitate transformation and small business development. The committee’s chairperson Mzwandile…

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City of Joburg launches state of the art fire station

The newly rebuilt Central Fire Station in Johannesburg. The official opening of the newly built fire station in the Johannesburg CBD has been described as a significant step towards improved public safety and faster emergency response times. With the city’s population rapidly increasing, authorities believe there is a growing need for innovative and efficient service…

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