# The minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, will re-table the 2025 budget on 21 May. This follows a decision to reverse the proposed 0.5-percentage point VAT hike. Godongwana told the media the revised budget will include updated fiscal projections, borrowing plans, and revenue estimates, and will undergo full consultation with the cabinet and political parties […]
# The Public Servants Association says delays in renewing driving licences are unacceptable, as South Africa’s only licence card printer has been broken since February. The PSA is calling on the Department of Transport to urgently repair or replace the outdated machine, which has been in use for over 20-years. The association’s Claude Naiker warns […]
# A cash-in-transit heist was dramatically foiled earlier this morning in Umlazi, south of Durban, after a driver escaped armed robbers by driving into the Mega City shopping centre. The vehicle was ambushed on the N2 highway. A-L-S Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says in a swift move, the driver entered the mall parking area, prompting […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says Transport minister Barbara Creecy’s tough love approach is bringing much-needed discipline to the roads. The union welcomed the reported 46-percent drop in road deaths, the lowest in three-years, and a 33-percent decline in accidents over the Easter weekend. The association’s spokesperson, Sonja Carstens, commended Creecy’s decisive actions, including […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will today outline the technical steps ahead of the 2025 Budget tabling. He will be joined by deputy ministers David Masondo and Ashor Sarupen, along with National Treasury director-general Duncan Pieterse. The briefing aims to clarify the process leading to the finalisation of the national budget. The minister has agreed […]
# The DA says it is taking Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth to court over the newly introduced race-based quotas under the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The party argues this violates constitutional rights and gives Meth too much unchecked power. The matter is set to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria next […]
# Algeria says Israel’s ban on the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is an attack on the present and future of the Palestinian people. Speaking at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, Algeria’s Maya Sahli Fadel said the move violates international law and promotes double standards that defy the principles of […]
# South Africa has told the International Court of Justice that the humanitarian collapse in Gaza is not a consequence of conflict, but a deliberate strategy by Israel to destroy the Palestinian people. This comes as the court hears arguments over Israel’s conduct. On the second day of hearings in The Hague, speaking via an […]
# South Africa has told the International Court of Justice that Israel is acting with impunity in the occupied Palestinian territories, deliberately blocking aid to Gaza. This week, the court is holding public hearings on a request for an advisory opinion concerning Israel’s obligations under international law. Delivering oral submission in The Hague in Netherlands, […]
