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taxation

EFF loses fuel levy court challenge
Politics
/ 5 June 2025

EFF loses fuel levy court challenge

The Economic Freedom Fighters slammed the ruling as setting a dangerous precedent on taxation without oversight and vowed to fight on

By Mandisa Nyathi
Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action
Politics
/ 3 April 2025

Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action

In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally

By Mandisa Nyathi
EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase
Politics
/ 21 March 2025

EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase

Divisions in the party have emerged over VAT hikes, coalition negotiations, and fiscal policy strategies

By Mandisa Nyathi and Emsie Ferreira
Consolidating government finances is a tall order
Opinion
/ 8 August 2021

Consolidating government finances is a tall order

Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda

By Jabulani Sikhakhane
Budget: Mboweni pegs recovery hopes on vaccine efficacy, lower public wage increases
Business
/ 24 February 2021

Budget: Mboweni pegs recovery hopes on vaccine efficacy, lower public wage increases

The treasury forecasts 3.3% growth, but warns this will fall to 1.6% if the fledgeling vaccination programme fails to stem successive Covid waves

By Emsie Ferreira
The social contract is broken
Opinion
/ 31 January 2021

The social contract is broken

The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery

By Geoff Embling
Sudan’s government gambles over fuel-subsidy cuts — and people pay the price
Africa
/ 24 November 2020

Sudan’s government gambles over fuel-subsidy cuts — and people pay the price

Economists question the manner in which the transitional government partially cut fuel subsidies

By Ayin Network
Time for US to import some democracy
Opinion
/ 4 November 2020

Time for US to import some democracy

The mere fact that one cannot confidently predict who the next president of the United States will be tells you a lot about American society.

By Eusebius McKaiser
Three ways to finance the Covid-19 policy response
Coronavirus
/ 9 May 2020

Three ways to finance the Covid-19 policy response

The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis

By Adam Aboobaker and Ihsaan Bassier

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