A hostile response signals the start of the treasury’s struggle to avoid amendments to the 2025 budget
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition
His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns
The finance minister suggests that much of the opposition wrangling is part of a broader political battle
The minister conceded that the measure did not have support across the political spectrum
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
Any VAT increase is probably off the table, leaving the treasury to look for revenue without bringing the coalition to the brink
The Ukrainian president’s visit is announced as Europe rallies after Washington cuts support
Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause