Lawmakers in South Africa laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living as ...

Land claimants, community members, and government officials attended a sod-turning ceremony on Tuesday in Protea Village, ...

Conservative peer Lord Norton of Louth wants to tighten the rules around the conferment of peerages so they are given on ...

South Africa’s finance minister unveiled Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax than previously ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana delivered the 2025 Budget Speech in Cape Town after a contentious proposed VAT proposal sparked a postponement three weeks ago.

Budget Speech has sparked outrage, with critics labelling it a reckless move that threatens the financial stability of struggling households. What does this mean for taxpayers?

According to di budget speech presentation by di finance minister, govment go increase VAT by half-a-percentage point for di ...

Of the R266,1bn in the 2025/26 Budget, R133. 4bn will go towards the police services, R60,8bn towards defence and state ...

Additionally, South Africa has conducted a national GBVF prevalence study to ensure that ongoing and future interventions are ...

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, critics, and civil society activists since capturing Goma in January.

Political parties including those in the GNU have maintained that they are against a VAT increase. Watch the 2025 Budget Speech live.