South Africa

VAT hikes can raise tax without hurting the poor: an economist sets out the evidence

Imraan Valodia, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s 2025-6 budget has been subjected to more comment than usual. This... Read more

25 Apr, 2025

Nozamikhaya Bikhwe submitted DNA test results to Home Affairs eight years ago, but her 22-year-old daughter Inathi has still... Read more

25 Apr, 2025

Johannesburg – Eskom announced early on Friday morning that it has suspended loadshedding following the recovery of 2,015 megawatts... Read more

25 Apr, 2025

Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa praised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first visit to South Africa on Thursday... Read more

25 Apr, 2025

Cape Town – Following notable fuel price cuts in April — up to 72 cents for petrol and 86... Read more

25 Apr, 2025

SASSA is introducing mandatory biometrics for social grant beneficaries without an ID or a passport from next month to... Read more

24 Apr, 2025

Cape Town – Eskom has announced that Stage 2 loadshedding will be implemented from 16:00 on Thursday, 24 April,... Read more

24 Apr, 2025

Cape Town – Democratic Alliance (DA) federal council chairperson Helen Zille has announced that her party had made progress... Read more

24 Apr, 2025

Cape Town – ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has expressed satisfaction after the government confirmed the scrapping of a proposed... Read more

24 Apr, 2025

Johannesburg – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday he had spoken to President Donald Trump about the... Read more

24 Apr, 2025