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Treasury says debt has peaked. Now the test is delivery
In an interview with the Mail & Guardian, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana explains why stabilising South Africa’s debt marks a turning point for the fiscus and why rail reform,…
More than 60 political parties registered after 2024, says IEC
The IEC said 14 of the new parties were registered between August and October 2025
Steenhuisen confirms 274 foot-and-mouth disease cases in five provinces
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports…
Dada Morero in trouble with treasury, coalition partners over Johannesburg finances
The city faces grant cuts unless a credible recovery plan is submitted, as tensions grow in the governing coalition
There can be no repeat budget bungle
The saga reflected political sniping and the inability of parties in the government of national unity to cooperate
Parties hail VAT reversal as ANC admits budget vote missteps
The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary…
Why South Africa’s VAT hike risks worsening poverty
Increasing value-added tax shifts the weight of systemic dysfunction to households already buckling under the pressure of inflation and economic exclusion.
EFF pushes its alternative budget, demands reform
The party has proposed a R512.8bn revenue strategy and refuses to agree to a VAT increase
Union demands pension fund for domestic workers
About 850 000 people are employed as domestic workers in South Africa, contributing to 5.2% of the country’s total employment
Budget: Finance committees approve fiscal framework at 11th hour
The agreement came thanks to a lifeline ActionSA threw the ANC
Fractured treasury: Do biases and ideology trump evidence-based reasoning?
The recent drama over the budget spotlights the need to scrutinise our financial institutions, the treasury in particular
No bailouts for struggling parastatals such as Eskom, Transnet, treasury insists
In its budget review, the treasury flagged Transnet’s high debt levels, saying it needs to make faster progress on its plan to improve operations and finances
Budget deadlock threatens governance stability, small parties warn
Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerns that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and DA could trigger the need for fresh elections
Rising debt, inefficiencies are draining South Africa’s fiscus, finance committees say
The chairs of parliament’s finance committees say the country is on a fiscal cliff and the minister has to make difficult choices in his budget this week
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent snubs G20 meeting in South Africa
His move follows Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to also skip a foreign ministers’ summit in the country