# The DA says Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to terminate the 0.5 percentage point value-added tax hike is a turning point in the fight to protect South Africans from unjustified financial burdens. The party confirmed that it received a proposal from Godongwana’s lawyers for an out-of-court settlement for its application to interdict the VAT increase. […]
# Die DA het bevestig dat die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, se prokureurs die party genader het om buite die hof te skik. Dit hou verband met die DA se aansoek in die Hooggeregshof om ʼn interdik te kry teen die BTW-verhoging. Godongwana het intussen in ʼn verklaring gesê hy het besluit om die […]
# The DA has confirmed that lawyers acting for the minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, have approached the party proposing an out-of-court settlement. This is concerning the High Court matter the DA brought to interdict the VAT increase. Meanwhile, Godongwana has released a statement, saying that he has decided to reverse the decision to hike […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het besluit om die BTW-verhoging van 0,5-persentasiepunte terug te trek. Hy sê in ʼn verklaring die besluit volg ná uitgebreide beraadslaging met politieke partye en versigtige oorweging van die parlementêre komitees se aanbevelings. Godongwana sê deur nie BTW te verhoog nie, sal daar op die medium termyn ʼn […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile het erken dat die huidige begrotingsproses nie deursigtig en insluitend genoeg is nie. Hy het ʼn hoëvlak-konferensie oor die 2025-begroting toegespreek wat die Finansiële en Fiskale Kommissie van Suid-Afrika belê het. Mashatile sê in teenstelling met ander regerings in die wêreld wat ineengestort het weens fiskale geskille, het Suid-Afrika die uitdagings […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has decided to withdraw the decision to hike the value-added tax rate by 0.5 percentage points. In a statement, the minister says this decision follows extensive consultations with political parties and careful consideration of the recommendations of the parliamentary committees. Godongwana says that by not increasing VAT, estimated revenue will […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has acknowledged that the current budgetary process is not transparent and inclusive enough. He addressed a high-level Budget 2025 Roundtable convened by the Financial and Fiscal Commission of South Africa. Mashatile says in contrast to other governments around the world that have collapsed due to fiscal disputes, South Africa has […]
# Telkom sê die 45ste Suider-Afrikaanse Telekommunikasie-konferensie in Sandton, Johannesburg, is ‘n samevoeging van ‘n breëband-uitbreiding, KI-integrasie en opkomende tegnologieë om ‘n gekoppelde, inklusiewe samelewing te bou. Bedryfsleiers en belanghebbendes ondersoek hoe digitale infrastruktuur die gapings in verbinding in die streek kan oorbrug. Telkom se uitvoerende groepshoof, Serame Taukobong, sê die geleentheid is daarop gemik […]
# Telkom says the 45th Southern African Telecommunications Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg, is combining a spotlighted broadband expansion, AI integration, and emerging technologies to build a connected, inclusive society. Industry leaders and stakeholders are exploring how digital infrastructure can bridge connectivity gaps across the region. Speaking on the sidelines, Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong says […]
