# The Parliamentary Budget Office has advised against the implementation the proposed VAT increase before Parliament passes the Rates Bill. The Rates Bill is essential for officially approving changes to tax rates, including VAT. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 0.5-perent VAT hike, set for May 1st, but the Rates Bill, which requires extensive public […]
# The DA in Tshwane has welcomed the metro’s confirmation that a transactional advisor will be appointed to advance its energy independence plan. The plan, devised under former mayor Cilliers Brink, had stalled due to delays in appointing an advisor needed to finalise a request for proposals. Brink has expressed scepticism over Tshwane’s successful implementation […]
# South African Airways says it regrets the decision by the SAA Pilots Association and National Transport Movement Pilot Forum, to embark on work-to-rule industrial action today. This is over salary increases. The airline is offering an initial increase of 7.3-percent in 2025, and a 7.6-percent in 2026 and 2027. However, the unions are demanding 15.7-percent. […]
# The Western Cape government says social workers are vital to building healthy, functioning societies. The provincial Social Development Department employs over one-thousand-100 social work professionals at different levels, such as social workers and social work policy developers. It has also funded or subsidised over one-thousand-200 posts for social service professionals on varying levels at non-profit organisations. […]
# 2024 set a new global temperature record, averaging over 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This is according to the World Meteorological Organisation’s state of the global climate report. The report, which was compiled with data from 101 countries, also noted that 2024 was the eighth consecutive year of record-breaking ocean warming. Lead author […]
# Patient fees at Gauteng public hospitals are expected to rise by up to 4.4-percent from April. This is if the Gauteng Legislature approves the Health Department’s proposed tariffs. Emergency Health Services Standby tariffs could also increase by 30-percent. Individuals with a household income of less than eight-thousand-rand a month requiring an ambulance with advanced […]
# Christel House South Africa has launched a campaign to open a new no-fees school in the Western Cape. The non-profit currently provides scholarships to 906 vulnerable learners from Cape Town’s under-resourced communities. The expansion, backed by a 100-million-rand investment from Christel House International, aims to welcome students by January 2027. The school will offer […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions’ top leadership structure has been re-elected unopposed at its Western Cape provincial congress in Cape Town. No voting process took place as all nominees for provincial chairperson, deputy position, treasurer, and secretary were nominated and seconded unanimously. Provincial chairperson, Motlatsi Tsubane, criticised the lack of leadership from […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa believes the historic relationship between South Africa and the US will outlive the current bumpy patch. This follows the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, on Friday, over his comments on president Donald Trump’s administration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Rasool of being a race-baiting politician and […]
