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DA urges govt to cut unnecessary expenditure as Budget goes back to drawing board
By: Thabi Shomolekae 25th February 2025 Democratic Alliance spokesperson on Finance Dr Mark Burke told Parliament that South Africa does not have a revenue problem, calling on the... →
Reserve Bank governor says trade and tax policies pose inflation risks
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Global trade tensions and a potential value-added tax hike in South Africa could derail two years of slowing inflation, the country's central bank... →
EFF wants State-led infrastructure investments as it too rejects Godongwana's revised Budget
By: Sashnee Moodley 25th February 2025 Following the rejection of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's revised Budget by Cabinet on Monday, the Economic Freedom Fighters has proposed an... →
‘Exciting’ DRDGOLD projects ‘advancing well’ as 2028 Vision gets big gold price boost 
By: Martin Creamer 24th February 2025 Johannesburg- and New York-listed DRDGOLD’s projects under way are “advancing very well” as the gold-from-tailings company’s 2028 Vision gets a... →
BLSA highlights importance of B20
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 24th February 2025 The Business 20 (B20) South Africa Summit, which is being hosted in Cape Town this week, provides “an unprecedented opportunity [for South Africa]... →
Post-Political Bureau statement on the national budget
24th February 2025 The South African Communist Party (SACP) Political Bureau resolutely reaffirmed the Party’s uncompromising rejection of a Valued-Added Tax (VAT)... →
EU bolsters ties with South Africa amid tensions with Trump
By: Bloomberg 21st February 2025 The European Union and South Africa are forging closer ties after previous disagreements led to a frosty relationship, the bloc’s top diplomat... →
Business associations, trade unions welcome budget postponement but voice concern over perceived instability
By: Darren Parker 20th February 2025 The failure of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to resolve its differences over the budget is disappointing and negative for business... →
