Budget: Social grants to increase and VAT goes up
Protesters called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to lift taxes on foodstuffs ahead of the budget on Wednesday. Godongwana... Read more
13 Mar
Revised budget gets booed despite smaller tax hike
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana unveiled on Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax... Read more
12 Mar
Godongwana confirms 0.5% VAT hike, another increase set for 2026
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a 0.5% VAT increase to address a R60 billion budget... Read more
12 Mar
WATCH | Godongwana delivers Budget Speech
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is delivering his Budget Speech on Wednesday. It was postponed last month... Read more
12 Mar
VAT increase likely as Godongwana set to deliver budget, EFF pushes back
Cape Town – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to reject and seek amendments... Read more
12 Mar
Tensions high ahead of Godongwana’s Budget Speech as opposition rejects VAT hike
Cape Town – Tensions are rising ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised budget speech, with opposition parties strongly... Read more
12 Mar
All eyes on Godongwana as SA awaits crucial Budget Speech after delay
Cape Town – Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s forthcoming budget speech, rescheduled for today, March 12, 2025, comes after an... Read more
12 Mar
Ramaphosa defends SA’s US ties amid ‘mischaracterisation’ concerns
Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to maintaining strong diplomatic and economic ties with... Read more
12 Mar
Nigeria moves gingerly to tame Africa’s biggest crypto market
Lagos – Nigerian authorities are warily moving to regulate Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market in long-delayed efforts to create legal... Read more
11 Mar
Major fuel shortage hits black gold producer Niger
Niamey – Petrol station attendant Amadou Sani gesticulated to approaching motorists in Niamey to keep going because the garage... Read more
11 Mar
