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South Africa’s economy expanded by 0.8% during the second quarter of 2025, following a marginal increase of 0.1% during the first quarter.

R60bn shortfall: How the treasury can rethink its economic strategy

The treasury needs to focus on strengthening revenue collection, efficient allocation and optimisation

No cheers: The treasury aims to curb alcohol consumption because of its role in health problems and road deaths.

‘Tax is unlikely to deter drinkers’

The treasury wants to raise taxes on alcoholic beverages and set a minimum price per unit

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

Researchers have established, for instance, that spatial apartheid contributes directly to Joburg’s chronic unemployment. (Gallo)

Moving towards undoing Joburg’s spatial apartheid

The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the…

President Cyril Ramaphosa said factors such as instability Eskom are among the reasons for lower economic activity. (David Harrison/M&G)

Ramaphosa says recession announcement is ‘not a surprise’

President warns of tougher economic times ahead as the world’s leaders plan for a global economic slowdown

The Sars inquiry hearings were last held in June. (Gallo Images)

Illicit tobacco trade team targeted fellow Sars employees

In a probe which cost taxpayers R3-million, a senior Sars’ acting senior manager was targeted

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene reported to Parliament a few months ago that 112 municipalities did not have the financial resources to execute their service delivery plans. (David Harrison/M&G)

Nene: Recession a risk for tax revenues

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said it would be hard for government to implement ambitious social security programmes without growing tax revenues

Pravin Gordhan (Wikus de Wet)

How Moyane led Sars to brink of ruin

Senior revenue service executives tell the Nugent inquiry how their ‘higher purpose’ was subverted

Moyane has stated that Ramaphosa violated his rights and acted unfairly by rushing to fire him before his disciplinary process was concluded. (David Harrison/M&G)

Employees claim that fear stalked Sars during Moyane’s reign

Reign of terror: Former and current employees have testified about the culture of mistrust under the leadership of suspended commissioner Tom Moyane

(Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Shorter tax season coming soon

The tax season will now open on July 1 and end October 31 and applies to all individual non-provisional taxpayers

(David Harrison/M&G)

State relies on VAT to plug holes

Critics dismiss treasury’s claims that the increase in value-added tax is the best way forward

(Graphic: John McCann)

Gigaba gives markets the jitters

His mini-budget speech promised a lush harvest, but analysts say a famine of ideas and a drought of solid assurances failed to convince investors

The Sars inquiry hearings were last held in June. (Gallo Images)

SA has lost out on R180bn in forfeited taxes

The most important tax cuts took place between 2000 and 2005, not in the 1980s, writes Dick Forslund.

Dealing marijuana not so dope in the US

US drug laws force marijuana dispensaries to run on a cash basis, flooding tax offices with bags of notes, and raising safety concerns.

Sars has not met its revenue collection targets for the past two years. (Gallo)

SA collects more tax revenue than expected

South Africa will confidently meet its budget deficit target of 4% GDP after the revenue service exceeded its tax target.

SA may miss GDP growth targets

South Africa may miss its economic growth target this year, curbing tax revenue and leading to bigger-than-planned budget deficit.

The Zambian government promotes large-scale agricultural investments to diversify its economy and reduce rural poverty.

Zambia loses out to tax dodging

Zambia has been prevented from collecting $27-million in tax revenue by the aggressive tax practices of the Associated British Foods multinational.

Gordhan: Fiscal deficit will be ‘considerably’ higher

SA’s fiscal deficit will be considerably higher this financial year due to a widening tax shortfall, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Tuesday.