The DA has upped the ante in its demands for consultation on every point of government policy, although ANC ministers also opposed a planned VAT increase
The parties accused parliament of failing its constitutional duties after the delay, caused by divisions in the unity government over a proposed VAT hike
The rand depreciated after the postponement of the budget speech to 12 March
The unprecedented step came after cabinet failed to agree on the tax measures Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana proposed
Six names have been touted for the position of deputy chair, and three for the position of regional secretary
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The president has withdrawn his notice to oppose a landmark case led by the son of Fort Calata
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China has proposed a drastic reduction in the use of pangolin scales for traditional medicine
The portfolio committee has demanded tougher action as thousands of illicit items flood prisons
This marks the second consecutive drop in the jobless rate, and the lowest since the third quarter of 2023
Last year, the finance minister hinted there would be tax increases in 2025
Students are appealing for intervention from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and the respective universities
Party leader Herman Mashaba has played down his ambitions of being ActionSA president
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Emigration, poverty and unemployment are contributing to the neglect, abandonment and economic abuse of senior citizens
The view that cybersecurity is not a core function must change so that digitalisation does not create vulnerability in the mining industry
As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism
European nations are scrambling for Africa’s green hydrogen, striking deals to tap into the continent’s vast wind and solar potential for export
The US president’s cutting of financial support has cut life-saving treatment for many in SA
The government is trying instead to build alliances within the G20 as President Trump continues to malign South Africa
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The farmers say they are committed to the land and the people of the country as food producers, despite crime and other struggles
Tensions between uMkhonto weSizwe’s Floyd Shivambu and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla have exposed divisions the Red Berets intend to exploit
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The president said the pain of the apartheid past necessitated redress but it will happen within constitutional bounds
Bulk water supplier Rand Water warned that its systems were ‘dropping fast’ because of extremely high consumption
In sub-Saharan Africa, patients face a ‘wild west’ where treatments for snake bites cost the Earth or don’t work
Lobbying does not come near the definition of treason, according to legal analysts
Twenty-one species in the national park are invasive, five of which are among the 100 worst invaders globally
Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has said the current government is under no illusions about the challenges that lie ahead
More centralised funds will allow corrupt politicians to syphon off money on an even grander scale than the country has seen, according to analysts
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The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House
The 42-year-old did not directly apologise to Floyd Shivambu, as her father had demanded she do earlier on Tuesday
Such programmes still qualify for a limited waiver, which will expire towards the end of April, but only for approved activities
Financial mismanagement, weak oversight and irregular expenditure continue to undermine the stability of the utility