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Trump’s trade salvos test nerves of central bankers
By: Bloomberg 17th March 2025 An anxious sense of wait-and-see may emerge from central banks in the coming week, in their first collective assessment of how President Donald... →
Trade war blueprint
By: Terence Creamer 14th March 2025 US President Donald Trump’s recently published trade policy agenda leaves absolutely no room for nuance. Not even the tiniest crack has been left... →
Translating intentions in Budget into infrastructure development reliant on a concrete plan - Cesa
By: Sabrina Jardim 13th March 2025 Consulting Engineers South Africa (Cesa) has highlighted the need for a concrete plan of action to translate the intentions set out in the Budget... →
South African Communist Party initial response to the budget delivered on Wednesday, 12 March 2025
13th March 2025 Objection to VAT increases The South African Communist Party (SACP) strongly objects to the government’s decision to implement 0.5-percentage point... →
Daily Podcast – March 12, 2025
By: Thabi Shomolekae 12th March 2025 Making headlines: Lower VAT hikes included in delayed Budget that also draws on contingencies to match spending; Political parties reject... →
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,... →
Dollar struggles to lift off lows as global trade war ramps up
By: Reuters 12th March 2025 The dollar struggled to lift off a five-month low against other major currencies on Wednesday, as traders digested tit-for-tat US-EU tariffs and a... →
