# Government is urging consumers to check that they are charged the correct value-added tax rate of 15-percent on all goods and services from tomorrow. This follows National Treasury’s reversal of the proposed 0.5-percent VAT increase. Government Communication and Information System’s spokesperson, Kgomotso Ranoto, says vendors are expected to charge VAT at the rate of […]
# The EFF has written to the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Joseph Maswanganyi regarding the illegality of continuing to process the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill in Parliament set for tomorrow. The Western Cape High Court has set aside the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals, and […]
# South African National Parks is urging the public to strictly adhere to all hiking and mountain bike trail closures and to avoid the Silvermine, Tokai and Boyes Drive areas of Table Mountain National Park. SANParks says it is continuing to fight wildfires in collaboration with its strategic partners whilst monitoring flare-ups. Spokesperson JP Louw […]
# The Metal Mining and Allied Workers’ Union Of South Africa says it unequivocally opposes and rejects the recently proposed Anti-Worker Labour Law Amendments to the country’s labour laws. MMAWUSA’s spokesperson, Mogoshadi Maserumule says workers are struggling with companies that exploit exemptions, refusing to comply with bargaining council conditions. She adds that anti-worker provisions in […]
# A head-on collision between a Sedan and a Ford Ranger bakkie claimed the lives of four people on the R23 Road between Balfour and Greylingstad in Mpumalanga on Monday night. The deceased include two passengers and the drivers of both vehicles. Provincial Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison’s spokesperson, Moeti Mmusi, says one […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services says two helicopters are airborne again this morning to continue aerial firefighting efforts in the Tokai area of Table Mountain. There are several road closures as a result of the fire in the South Peninsula, including Westlake Drive and Boyes Drive, and Main and Clairvaux […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate says it is improving the Atlantis Roads Infrastructure Management Depot to further improve service delivery. The directorate has identified four depots for the initial phase of upgrades, and these include the Atlantis, Hout Bay, Strand and Kraaifontein RIM depots. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob […]
# Two people, including a six-year-old child, were killed when a water tanker transporting drinking water crashed into two homes at the Nhlazatshe Shayamoya Locality in KwaZulu-Natal. The victims were declared dead on the scene. The provincial Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs’ spokesperson, Senzelwe Mzila, says five other people on the scene were […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is calling for a thorough investigation into the fire at Riverlea High School in Johannesburg, in what is believed to be arson. The blaze destroyed eleven classrooms, affecting around 230 learners. Four of the destroyed classrooms were being used by Grade 8 students. Makaneta says this act of criminality not only […]
