Daily Maverick3h
What happens next for a contested Budget?
Some political brinkmanship is probably about to be played out, despite all the seemingly high-minded objections to the VAT hike.
Briefly5h
EFF and DA Unite Against VAT Increase, Parties Won’t Support 2025 Budget in Its Current Form
The Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters have both rejected Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's budget speech, ...
News245h
VAT hike sparks fury among opposition parties: 'Tax the rich, not the poor!'
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a VAT increase of 0.5 % this year, which will raise an additional R28 billion in ...
EWN7h
Opposition parties criticise Treasury for hiking VAT
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema said that Treasury had run out of ideas on how to generate the country's ...
South Africa's budget remains stuck as parties reject reduced VAT hike
By Wendell Roelf, Kopano Gumbi and Tannur Anders CAPE TOWN (Reuters) -A revised budget presented on Wednesday by South Africa ...
CNBC Africa8h
South Africa proposes smaller VAT hike in revised budget, disagreements remain
South Africa’s National Treasury on Wednesday proposed a smaller hike in value-added tax in a revised budget aimed at ending ...
South Africa Proposes Smaller VAT Hike to End Budget Impasse
South Africa’s finance minister proposed scaling back tax increases and curbing spending in a bid to resolve a standoff over ...
iAfrica10h
Godongwana Opts For Modest VAT Hike To Stabilize Finances Amid Political Pushback
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has delivered a balanced but contentious 2025/26 budget by introducing a ...
News2410h
WRAP | New budget battle looms as DA rejects VAT hike over lack of concessions
As Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver the delayed budget this afternoon, all eyes are on whether he will push ...
The Citizen10h
SA Cuba deal that racked up R1.7 billion in irregular expenditure revived under new name
South Africa's skills transfer project known as Project Thusano will now go by the name Project Kgala despite the Auditor-General's report.
Budget 2025 | EFF extends olive branch to DA over VAT concerns
The EFF has called for collaboration with the DA on budget amendments, specifically regarding the contentious VAT increase, ...
The South African11h
Budget Speech 2025: EFF snubs VAT hike, may reject budget
The EFF has warned that it may outright reject the Budget Speech 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters have outright rejected the anticipated VAT increase ahead of the Budget Speech 2025, warning that ...