Beer industry warns above-inflation sin tax to fuel illicit alcohol market
The Beer Association of South Africa warns that above-inflation excise duty increases could drive consumers towards dangerous ...
Budget crisis: how South Africa's VAT increase could trigger national elections
South Africa faces a critical moment as Parliament debates the controversial budget proposal featuring a 0. 5% VAT increase.
Budget deadlock: government confident of breakthrough in GNU talks
As tensions mount over the proposed budget, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation assures South Africans that ...
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LATEST on increases to Old Age SASSA grants in April 2025
Old Age SASSA grants in April 2025 have finally been confirmed by the agency. Better still, increases are higher than ...
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SASSA: Here are the SRD grant payment dates for March 2025
SASSA has released the payment dates for the R370 SRD grant for March 2025. Here’s when beneficiaries can collect their ...
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Sixty-five years after Sharpeville massacre, SA still pursuing the ‘complex endeavour of creating a just and equitable society’
More than six decades after 69 people were killed and 180 people wounded in the Sharpeville massacre in pursuit of their human rights, Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the lack of economic and ...
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SASSA grant payment dates for April 2025
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) released its grant payment dates. Here’s when you can get your grant in ...
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South Africa’s 2025 budget aims to maintain sustainable economic growth
South Africa's Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 National Budget for financial year 2025-26 (FY25-26, 1 ...
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What does it mean for health? SAMRC experts weigh in on Budget 2025
While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the ...
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The R402bn plan: Shumani’s pivotal role in reviving South Africa’s economy
The transport and logistics sector is set to receive a much-needed boost, with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announcing ...
Opinion
South Africa's VAT hike: a budget that protects government, not the people
While politicians celebrate their "compromise" of a phased 1% VAT hike over two years instead of an immediate 2% increase, the truth remains stark: you will pay more for a crisis you never created ...