# Cabinet has welcomed the 2025/2026 national budget, saying it strikes a balance between fiscal stability and supporting vulnerable communities. It includes plans to manage debt, sustain essential services, and boost economic growth. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told the media the budget ensures critical services remain funded while protecting low- and middle-income households […]
# Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana says the government’s debt relief plan will save 20-billion-rand. The plan involves reducing the final phase of Eskom’s debt takeover from 70-billion-rand to 40-billion-rand in 2025/2026 and ten-billion-rand in 2028/2029. In his address to the National Assembly on the budget, Godongwana said this adjustment is expected to strengthen the […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has allocated five-billion-rand to support the South African National Defence Force’s peacekeeping efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is part of a broader nine-billion-rand allocation for security functions, which also includes funding for correctional services. Delivering his budget speech, Godongwana said efforts will continue to modernise the military […]
# The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development has welcomed a ruling by Malawi’s Chief Resident Magistrate’s Court, which approved the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet and fraud accused Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary. The couple fled South Africa in 2020 while facing multiple criminal charges, including rape and violating bail conditions. Ministry spokesperson Terrence […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a major increase in social grants, allocating 284-billion-rand for the 2025/’26 financial year. He announced in his budget speech the old age and disability grants will increase by 130-rand to two-thousand-315-rand next month, while the child support grant rises by 30-rand to 560-rand. The foster care grant goes […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has outlined a bold fiscal strategy in his budget speech, aimed at driving inclusive economic growth. Government hopes to keep a budget surplus and stabilise debt at 76-percent of gross domestic product. Godongwana said over the next three-years, more than one-trillion-rand will be spent on infrastructure, including 402-billion-rand on transport […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a plan to increase the VAT rate to 16-percent by 2026/2027. The VAT rate will rise by 0.5-percent on 1 May, with another 0.5-percent increase on 1 April next year. In his budget speech, Godongwana said the increase is needed to support government spending on essential services like […]
# Metrorail in the Western Cape has announced the introduction of additional trains on the northern line between Strand and Cape Town starting this week. This move follows requests from online customers and aims to improve service by increasing frequency, reducing waiting times, and enhancing reliability. Metrorail spokesperson Zino Mihi says the upgrade will help […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is calling for caution after several deadly bus accidents in Gauteng, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal. They are concerned about the rising number of bus-related fatalities, with 323 fatal crashes and 487 deaths reported in the last five years. The latest crash near OR Tambo International Airport killed over ten […]
