Increases will be announced in the new year to raise an additional R15 billion in revenue
But Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says beyond that mark, a comprehensive review of all welfare grants is needed
The aim is to get better value for money spent, and to close or merge entities, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said
The president coat-tailed on the team’s World Cup triumph to plead for faith that the country can overcome economic crisis
The National Prosecuting Authority countered that the courts had confirmed the former president’s line of defence in the arms deal trial deserved this epithet
The measure cannot guarantee independency of the entity because it fails to address the reliance of the National Prosecuting Authority itself on the justice ministry
The former president is again seeking the prosecutor’s removal from the arms deal trial, in doing so reviving old claims he leaked information to the media
An initial letter from the suspended judge president revisited arguments he raised in his failed court bid to overturn a finding of impeachable misconduct
The presidency reiterated that South Africa is ready to help negotiate a lasting peace settlement in the Middle East
Naledi Pandor appeared to put that at risk, but neutrality is neither a just demand nor a way to bring Israel to the negotiating table