# The DA has accused the Gauteng Tourism Authority of failing dismally to meet its three-thousand-500 job creation target, achieving only 787 jobs. The DA’s Mike Moriarty called it a clear failure by premier Panyaza Lesufi’s administration, labelling its 60-thousand job promise as delusional. He criticised poor planning and lack of private sector partnerships, urging […]
# Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to beat the United States in Donald Trump’s trade war after winning Canada’s election and leading his Liberal Party to another term in power. China responded to Carney’s victory saying it was open to improving ties, while the European Union chief said the bloc will work with him […]
# Eskom beplan om weer geld te leen ná die regering se skuldverligtingsprogram van 254-miljard-rand. Die kragverskaffer sê hy wil sy totale skuld teen 2030 onder 300-miljard-rand hou. Eskom het in Desember verlede jaar voor belasting ʼn wins van 34-miljard-rand aangemeld wat ʼn groot verbetering is op sy verlies van 10-miljard-rand die vorige jaar. Beter […]
# Die MK Party het die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof se opskorting van die BTW-verhoging verwelkom en waarsku dat die uitspraak slegs ’n simptoom aanspreek van ‘n dieper ekonomiese ineenstorting onder president Cyril Ramaphosa se Ekonomiese Heropbou-en-herstelplan. Die party het hoë rentekoerse, dreigende privatisering en diep besuiniging skerp veroordeel. Die party eis ook dat minister van Finansies, […]
# Eskom intends to resume borrowing after the conclusion of the government’s 254-billion-rand debt relief programme. The power utility is aiming to keep total debt below 300-billion-rand by 2030. Eskom reported a 34-billion-rand profit before tax by December 2024, a significant turnaround from a 10-billion-rand loss the previous year. Improved plant performance and reduced reliance […]
# The MK Party has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s suspension of the VAT hike. The party warns the ruling only addresses a symptom of deeper economic collapse under president Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. The MK Party slammed rising interest burdens, looming privatisation, and deep austerity. It also calls for the […]
# Die EFF-leier Julius Malema stel voor die hele begrotingsproses moet van die Nasionale Tesourie weggeneem word. Dit volg na ‘n bevel van die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof wat die 0,5-persent BTW-verhoging opskort wat Donderdag in werking sou tree. Malema sê die EFF waarsku al lankal dat die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana en die bestuur van […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has proposed that the entire budget process be taken away from National Treasury. This follows an order by the Western Cape High Court, which effectively suspended the 0.5 percentage point value-added tax that was set to come into effect on Thursday. Malema says the EFF has long warned that Finance […]
# Cosatu sê Nasionale Tesourie moet die emosionele en nuttelose versoeking weerstaan om belangrike toewysings in die begroting te besnoei. Dit sluit in die bevriesing van die brandstofbelasting, die uitbreiding van kossoorte wat van BTW uitgesluit is, en maatskaplike toelaes bo inflasie. Dit volg nadat die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof die BTW-verhoging van 0,5-persent opgeskort het. Cosatu-woordvoerder, […]
