# The Public Servants Association calls for urgent intergovernmental dialogue to prevent the Department of Home Affairs from separating from the State Information Technology Agency. The union argues the split threatens to weaken state capacity and public service delivery and urges the department to resolve issues through existing channels. The association’s Claude Naiker warns that […]
# According to Statistics South Africa, business liquidations dropped by eight-percent in March this year compared to the same time last year. While company closures rose slightly, there were 21 fewer close corporation liquidations. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says overall, the first quarter of this year saw a three-percent decline in total liquidations, pointing to […]
# South African National Parks will conduct an aerial survey today to assess fire damage in the Silvermine section of Table Mountain National Park in the Western Cape. The public is advised not to be alarmed by a low-flying SANParks helicopter. While the fire is now contained, areas including Upper Tokai, Silvermine, Constantia Nek, and […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says only president Cyril Ramaphosa has the authority to remove him from office. This comes amid public and political backlash over the proposed VAT hike. The minister was responding to calls for his resignation, after initially announcing a 0.5-percentage point VAT increase, which has since been reversed. Godongwana told the […]
# The ANC says it will continue building consensus within the government of national unity to secure a progressive and transformative fiscal path. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the reversal of the proposed VAT hike is not a legal victory for the DA and EFF, but a democratic resolution reached through consultation and political maturity. […]
# The ANC says the DA is attacking employment equity laws and undermining transformation in the Western Cape. It accuses the DA of telling employers to defy equity laws and backing Solidarity and AfriForum, which spreads false claims abroad. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula vows to defend workers’ rights alongside union federation Cosatu and the South […]
# The ANC has welcomed the withdrawal of the proposed VAT increase and the revision of the 2025 fiscal framework, calling it a political victory rooted in democratic consultation. The party says the decision followed engagement with ten other parties in Parliament, including the IFP, ActionSA, Rise Mzansi and Build One South Africa. ANC secretary […]
# ActionSA has called on National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, to formally reprimand several cabinet ministers who have failed to disclose their travel expenses in response to parliamentary questions. The ministers include Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen, minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and Social Development minister Nokuzola Tolashe. They argue at least 184-million-rand has already […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says a judicial commission of inquiry will be set up to investigate delays in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes handed over by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The move follows a legal case by victims’ families, who claim efforts were made to block justice. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the government […]
