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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... →
Transnet urged to use Budget Facility for Infrastructure to fund project partnerships
By: Terence Creamer 12th March 2025 While Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that additional guarantees will be considered to refinance Transnet’s maturing debt and its capital... →
New credit guarantee vehicle to derisk grid projects to be launched in 2026
By: Terence Creamer 12th March 2025 A credit guarantee vehicle to mobilise private sector capital by derisking projects will be launched in 2026, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana... →
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... →
Can African philanthropy fill in for American aid cuts?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th March 2025 Africa must look within to improve resource allocation and promote social impact investments that go beyond just boosting profits. On the day he... →
93% of identified pit toilets in public schools successfully eradicated – Siviwe Gwarube
By: Thabi Shomolekae 11th March 2025 Despite the success of eradicating over 93% of identified pit toilets in public schools across the country, the Department of Basic Education said... →
