# The DA Gauteng has launched its ‘Did You Know?’ budget campaign to inform residents how their taxes are being spent ahead of this month’s budget vote. The party says the campaign will expose financial mismanagement under premier Panyaza Lesufi, including e-toll debt payments, municipal bailouts, and budget deficits. Shadow MEC for Finance, Ruhan Robinson, […]
# South Africans are being urged to embrace healthy saving habits as National Savings Month begins. Experts say increased savings boost investment and grow the economy. However, high unemployment and rising living costs make saving difficult for many. Citizens are encouraged to budget, reduce debt, and consider side hustles or retirement annuities. The 50-30-20 budgeting […]
# Cosatu says it applauds Proudly SA’s launch of its online locally produced consumer goods platform at a high-profile event in Johannesburg, today. The federation says this is a welcome boost to supporting local businesses and jobs. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says thousands of locally produced goods will be available to consumers across South Africa over […]
# Elon Musk het na weke van relatiewe stilte ná sy geskil met Donald Trump weer gewaarsku die Amerikaanse president se sogenaamde groot, lieflike wetsontwerp gaan nasionale skuld laat styg. Die wêreld se rykste mens het sy aanvalle teen Trump se voorgestelde belasting- en bestedingswetsontwerp verskerp na sy aanvanklike uitbarsting. Musk het op X gesê […]
# Following weeks of relative silence after clashing with Donald Trump, Elon Musk has warned the US president’s so-called big beautiful bill will increase national debt. The world’s richest person has stepped up attacks on Trump’s proposed tax and spending bill, weeks after a spectacular fallout between them. In a post on X, Musk says […]
# Die president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago sê die huidige 4,5-persent inflasiedoelwit verswak die rand en verdubbel pryse elke 16-jaar. In die Reserwebank se jaarverslag, vra Kganyago vir ‘n drie-persent teiken, wat in lyn is met globale standaarde. Kganyago beskryf die inflasiekoers van 2,8-persent in Mei, is ‘n uitstekende geleentheid vir hervorming. Dit […]
# South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the current 4.5-percent inflation goal weakens the rand and doubles prices every 16-years. In the Reserve Bank’s annual report, Kganyago argues for a three-percent target, aligning with global norms. With inflation at 2.8-percent in May, Kganyago calls this an amazing opportunity for reform. The Reserve Bank […]
# Die Raad vir Gesondheidsorgbefondsers het die Parlement se Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge versoek om die Padongelukkefonds se weiering om mediese skemas te vergoed, by sy komende ondersoek in te sluit. Hy voer aan die fonds se wanbetaling vir slagoffers se behandeling, wat in 2022 begin het, oortree hofbevele en ondermyn die fonds se […]
# The Board of Healthcare Funders has urged Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts to include the Road Accident Fund’s refusal to reimburse medical schemes in its upcoming inquiry. They argue the fund’s non-payment for treating road accident victims, which began in 2022, violates court orders and undermines the fund’s legal obligations. The board’s Katlego […]
