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SA: Enoch Godongwana: Address by Finance Minister: 2025 Budget Speech, Parliament, Cape Town (12/03/2025)
13th March 2025 The delay has stimulated an unprecedented level of public debate about the difficult policy trade-offs we, as a nation, face. A vital debate about... →
South African National Budget Speech Highlights
13th March 2025 The 2025 budget proposals are out at last! The good news is that VAT is not going all the way up to 17% (yet), but individuals will feel the fiscal... →
Research is a critical part of budget planning
13th March 2025 Budgets are essential for operating at peak efficiency. As we step into 2025, businesses and governments face an ever-evolving economic landscape.... →
Seasoned campaigner Ben Magara to assume Exxaro CEO role from April 1 
By: Martin Creamer 13th March 2025 Mining veteran Bennetor (Ben) Magara has been appointed as the new incoming CEO of Exxaro Resources, effective from April 1. Magara, a mining... →
ActionSA Rejects Stealth Tax and VAT Hikes, Welcomes Additional SARS Funding
12th March 2025 ActionSA unequivocally rejects the proposed 1 percentage point increase in VAT—0.5 percentage points this year and 0.5 next year—as well as the... →
NUM worried about ‘possible bloodbath of job losses’ on multiple fronts
By: Darren Parker 12th March 2025 The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is worried about a “possible bloodbath of job losses” across multiple sectors, including steel,... →
South Africa’s state-owned entities are flagging – how innovation, research and development could revive them
12th March 2025 South Africa has about 700 State-owned enterprises. They operate across sectors like transport, energy and public utilities, and some are among the... →
Budget needs to reduce policy, economic uncertainty, Busa says
By: Darren Parker 12th March 2025 After its unexpected postponement owing to disagreements between the partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU) last month, the 2025 Budget... →
