# Die Nasionale Tesourie het sy tydelike brandstofheffingsverligting beëindig en sodoende ‘n maatreël geskrap wat gehelp het om motoriste teen hoë brandstofpryse te beskerm. Die besluit beteken verbruikers sal waarskynlik verhoogde brandstofkoste ondervind namate die belastingaanpassing in werking tree. Die Tesourie sê die verligting was altyd net ‘n korttermyn-ingryping. Die stap sal na verwagting vervoerkoste […]
# National Treasury has ended its temporary fuel levy relief, removing a measure that had helped cushion motorists against high fuel prices. The decision means consumers are likely to face increased fuel costs as the tax adjustment takes effect. Treasury says the relief was always intended as a short-term intervention. The move is expected to […]
# Die ANC-veteraan Tokyo Sexwale kritiseer president Cyril Ramaphosa oor die Phala Phala-skandaal en noem sy verduideliking kinderagtige onsin. Die voormalige hoof van die Staatsveiligheidsagentskap, Arthur Fraser, het die skandaal onthul, wat beteken dat Ramaphosa ‘n ampsklag-proses moet deurgaan. Sexwale het op die SMWX-potgooi bewerings bevraagteken dat onverklaarde Amerikaanse dollars wat op sy plaas gevind […]
# South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has shut down an illegal weight-loss drug manufacturing plant in Silverton, Pretoria, after complaints about unregulated production. The facility was found to be manufacturing semaglutide and tirzepatide without proper authorisation. Spokesperson Mokgadi Fafudi says inspectors, together with the South African Pharmacy Council, discovered unaccounted active ingredients and finished […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se Monetêre Beleidskomitee vergader Donderdag terwyl ekonome waarsku dat ‘n rentekoersverhoging waarskynlik is met inflasie wat toegeneem het weens die oorlog in die Midde-Ooste. Die inflasiekoers het verlede maand tot vier persent gestyg teenoor 3,1 persent in Maart, wat deur hoër vervoer- en energiekoste aangevuur is. FNB en Sanlam-beleggings sê dit […]
# ANC veteran Tokyo Sexwale has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, calling his explanation a childish non-story. The scandal, revealed by the former head of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, is under parliamentary investigation with Ramaphosa facing an impeachment process. Speaking on SMWX podcast, Sexwale questioned claims that undeclared US […]
# The executive mayor of the city of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, revealed that the city is paying about 12.7-million-rand annually to 17 suspended officials. He confirmed in an interview with eNCA the payments continue despite unresolved disciplinary cases, describing them as a fruitless expenditure. Xhakaza admitted that the metro is effectively funding officials who are […]
# Tax Justice SA vra strenger wette teen die onwettige handel in sigarette. Dit volg nadat ‘n 56-jarige sigaretsmokkelaar van Limpopo verlede week tot 13-jaar tronkstraf gevonnis is. Toni Gumbo is betrap met 36 grootmaat-kaste Remington Gold-sigarette wat in bokse versteek was. Die onwettige vrag het ‘n geraamde straatwaarde van 360-duisend-rand. Tax Justice se leier, […]
# The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is meeting this week as economists warn a rate hike is likely following rising inflation linked to the Middle Eastern war. Last month’s inflation climbed to four-percent from 3.1-percent in March, driven by higher transport and energy costs. FNB and Sanlam Investments says this has shifted […]
