Discover the implications of the unprecedented postponement of South Africa's 2025 Budget Address, as experts weigh in on its ...

Political analysts attribute the postponement of South Africa’s 2025/26 budget to a lack of consultation among coalition ...

Sindisiwe Patience Mkhize approached the court after her arm was broken when a large group of passengers ran through the ...

The budget fiasco did not happen simply because the ANC is slow to realise that it has lost its political dominance. Nor ...

In this latest edition of the Sunday Show, Neil de Beer slams ESKOM’s farcical explanation for how the country was plunged into Stage 6.

The great leadership reshuffle is not so much a fresh start as it is a clearance sale of expired political stock. There’s a 50% markdown on charisma, 33% off intellectual depth, a buy-one-get-one-free ...

The unexpected postponement of South Africa's national budget until March 12 reveals a fractured coalition government, prompting urgent calls for consensus as the clock ticks down on urgent economic ...

This weekly news diary is compiled by Ockham Communications, a public affairs firm based in Cape Town. The Ockham Observer looks ahead to the week ...

Millions of people will receive grants from Sassa in 2025. Here's the Sassa payment dates for March 2025. The South African ...

Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, proposed raising the value-added tax (VAT) from 15% to 17% to address a significant budget deficit. This proposal led to a cabinet rift, resulting in the ...

Enoch Godongwana’s job has been made easier by the humiliating rejection of his budget. After licking his wounds and dusting his nose, he has to pull out the axe and behave like a madman.

The Western Cape Government (WCG) calls on National Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to provide a clear and credible path for provinces to navigate South Africa’s current fiscal pressures in his ...