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SARS gets much-needed funding, Kieswetter and Godongwana mend fences
Investment in SARS is a step toward improving compliance and efficiency, but whether these measures will be enough to offset ...
Daily Maverick on MSN24m
Experts welcome education allocation, but warn it must be used wisely
Education experts said that they welcomed the Budget – it addressed the need to keep teachers in the classroom after widespread protests in 2024 over teacher budget cuts.
Daily Maverick on MSN1h
Progress report: South Africa edges closer to greylist removal as major compliance milestone achieved
With only two outstanding deficiencies remaining, the country could exit the Financial Action Task Force’s greylist by ...
AllAfrica on MSN1h
Key Takeaways of South Africa's 2025 Budget
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented his 2025 Budget to Parliament after Cabinet ministers held a special meeting to discuss it for a second time after they rejected a reworked Budget without ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1h
Trump’s Tesla promo at the White House, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past ...
eNCA on MSN1h
Finance Minister raises VAT by 0.5 percentage points
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has increased VAT by 1 percentage point over two years. The split is that 0.5 percentage ...
The South African on MSN1h
Official SASSA grant increases for 2025 announced
As per Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised Budget Speech, here are the official SASSA grant increases for 2025 ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1h
Transnet and Eskom still in crisis as Treasury holds firm on SOE bailouts
Budget underscores Treasury’s hardline stance against unconditional bailouts for struggling SOEs. However, Eskom and Transnet remain major fiscal risks.
Daily Maverick on MSN1h
No tax hike? Think again — bracket creep and inflation are quietly raising your tax bill
The decision not to adjust personal income tax and rebates for inflation means that in real terms you will end up paying more tax over the long-term due to bracket creep.
Budget hangs in the balance as DA opposes VAT increase
The South African government's newly tabled budget faces a critical showdown as the DA has threatened to withdraw its support ...
AllAfrica on MSN2h
Minister Enoch Godongwana - 2025 Budget Speech [document]
Honourable Speaker, Thoko Didiza Deputy Speaker, Annelie LotrietChairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Refiloe Mtshweni-Tsipane Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Les ...
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Cosatu Demonstrations Against a VAT Increase and Budget Austerity [press release]
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) will reaffirm its rejection of a VAT increase and austerity budget cuts through multiple demonstrations tomorrow, 12 March. The pickets and marches ...