# The City of Johannesburg says the recent property rates adjustments already reflect on the municipal accounts for some residential property owners, following the implementation of the Property Rates Policy. According to the policy, residential property owners automatically receive a rebate on the first 300-thousand-rand of their property’s market value. The metro’s spokesperson, Poppy Louw, […]
# The DA in the Eastern Cape is calling on premier Oscar Mabuyane to provide a modelled and tested economic mitigation strategy against the looming 30-percent US tariffs. The party says already, the 25-percent tariff levelled in April is having devastating effects on the province’s automotive sector. The DA’s Vicky Knoetze says these new tariffs […]
# The Referendum Party says it is flabbergasted at the outrageous hypocrisy of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation to lecture other states on their selective application of International Law. Leader Phil Craig says South Africa has made itself the poster child for double standards. He says the country actively supports the right to self-determination […]
# The Western Cape government has reaffirmed the importance of strengthening trade and investment relations with Canada. In 2023, South Africa’s exports to Canada were valued at 8.28-billion-rand, with the province playing a significant role, with export receipts totalling 3.4-billion-rand. MEC of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, recently held a meeting with Canada’s minister […]
# The Freedom Front Plus believes that solutions to South Africa’s challenges have to be found to create a bright future for all, including the Afrikaner and every other minority group. During the Budget Vote Debate on the Presidency on Wednesday, FF Plus leader Corné Mulder stated that the country has failed under ANC rule. […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng is calling for a public hearing, convened by the provincial Legislature, to assess the economic impact and fairness of fixed electricity surcharges. This comes as the City of Johannesburg has imposed a new 230-rand fixed electricity surcharge on prepaid customers. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Zwelithini Mtshali, says if the ANC and EFF believe […]
# The DA has welcomed the recommendation by the portfolio committees on Police and Justice for the establishment of an ad hoc committee to investigate allegations raised by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The ad hoc committee will look into specific issues, including the disbanding of the political killings task team, and the alleged removal […]
# Tax Justice SA founder, Yusuf Abramjee has welcomed Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s acknowledgment of the devastating scale of the illicit cigarette trade. He says the minister’s acknowledgment that South Africa is struggling to plug a hole leaking 100-million-rand a day as a result of illicit cigarettes validates years of warnings. Abramjee says acknowledgment without […]
# Cosatu has joined the international community in welcoming the bold leadership demonstrated by both South Africa and Colombia, in convening an emergency conference to mobilise the world against what it calls Israeli genocide in Gaza. Cosatu spokesperson, Zanele Sebela, says the world has tolerated the impunity of the apartheid state of Israel, even after […]
