South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
CAPE TOWN: South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition ...
Should we abandon the Government of National Unity?
What was initially conceived as a solution to the nation's challenges — the Government of National Unity (GNU) — has now ...
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Budget postponement is a ‘blessing in disguise’ – Cosatu
The postponement of the 2025 budget is a “blessing in disguise”, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) provincial ...
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DA's Michalakis says opposition parties' criticism of Budget Speech postponement unwarranted
Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip George Michalakis said that Wednesday’s postponement of the tabling of the national ...
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Civil society slams pulled Budget, implores Treasury to ‘put poor first’ in revenue-raising plans
Had Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 Budget on Wednesday he would have said it aligns with the government ...
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Inside the budget speech postponement and unpacking the VAT battle
In an unprecedented move, South Africa’s 2025 budget speech was postponed at the last moment, signalling deep divisions ...
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From confidence to chaos: the implications of South Africa’s unfolding Budget crisis
Budgets and finance and money and our entire economy are about confidence. Now that this has happened, the last remaining genie of stability is out the bottle. This will now happen again and again, ...
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How the ANC’s GNU partners revolted after hearing of VAT increase at 11th hour
The failure to present the country’s Budget has exposed deepening divisions within the fragile Government of National Unity, with the ANC appearing to believe it still had the upper hand after ...
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Economist: VAT only tax left for govt to raise
An economist believes that the only remaining tax that can be raised is the value-added tax, as all other avenues have been ...
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ANC’s Gauteng shake-up could hurt EFF’s election strategy
The Red Berets have leveraged their relationship with Premier Panyaza Lesufi to maintain their influence in the province ...