Taxpayers
latest news & developmentsTaxpayers must bargain for accountable governance
The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability
SAA takes to the skies again after 18 months grounded
After an 18-month hiatus, the national carrier has done away with major routes that would have required it to use much larger fleets
Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers
Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her
Resuscitate the public broadcaster
The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die
Stop squeezing the middle class
As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa
Audit Act introduces steps to prevent wasteful, unethical ‘loss’ of public money
The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money
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…
Morals decide the state of the nation
But the church has fallen into the worldly trap of placing money and comfort above God
#TaxRevolt: SA may already be protesting against higher taxes
Tax compliance remains high as most taxpayers fear repercussions from Sars
Take Eskom’s bitter pill and pay up
‘Difficult decisions’ must be made and there is no escape for the consumer and the taxpayer
Maimane slams Zuma’s growing legal fees
Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane says the former president’s legal fees could cost taxpayers "millions"
Taxpayers come away smiling
Good news – for those who haven’t been using loopholes to avoid paying their dues.
Obama revives taxing millionaires proposal
Obama proposal is a symbol of the efforts the president and Democrats are making to portray themselves as champions of economic fairness.
Don’t smile, you’re being mugged
High taxes on investments has left taxpayers in a bad position.
KwaZulu-Natal will pay Cele’s legal costs
The taxpayer is picking up the tab for suspended police chief Bheki Cele’s defamation case as "a matter of principle".