# 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 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê terwyl ander lande mure bou, insluitend die oplegging van tariewe, is dit Suid-Afrika en Lesotho se plig om handelsbetrekkinge te bevorder wat gemeenskaplike belange weerspieël. Die president was gister mede-voorsitter van die tweede sessie van die Suid-Afrika-Lesotho Bi-Nasionale Kommissie in Maseru. Ramaphosa sê die twee nasies sien die geleentheid vir […]
# 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 […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says while other countries are creating barriers, including imposing tariffs, it is incumbent on South Africa and Lesotho to promote trade relations that reflect common interests. The president co-chaired the second South Africa-Lesotho Bi-National Commission session in Maseru on Wednesday. Ramaphosa says the two nations have the opportunity for closer collaboration […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Beenmurgregister het sy eerste geskikte pasmaat-stamsel gevind deur ‘n wêreldwye skenkerveldtog. Bradley Peters van die Verenigde Koninkryk was geskik vir ‘n pasiënt in Suid-Amerika nadat hy verlede jaar tydens ‘n bewusmakingsgeleentheid by die veldtog aangesluit het. Die oorplantings-oorlewende Robin Lewis en sy vrou het die veldtog genaamd Matches on the Map gestig. […]
# The South African Bone Marrow Registry has found its first stem cell match through a global donor drive. Bradley Peters, from the United Kingdom, matched with a patient in South America after joining the campaign during an awareness event last year. The drive, called Matches on the Map, was started by transplant survivor Robin […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het ‘n senior advokaat aangestel om die vooruitsigte op te weeg om appèl aan te teken teen die onskuldigbevinding van die omstrede televisie-evangelis Timothy Omotoso. Die NVG se interne span hersien verhoorafskrifte en sleutelbeslissings gegewe die saak se ingewikkeldheid en openbare uitwerking. Die staat kan slegs teen onskuldigbevindings appelleer ingevolge Artikel […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has appointed a senior counsel to assess the prospects of appealing the controversial televangelist Timothy Omotoso judgment. Citing the case’s complexity and public impact, the NPA’s internal team is reviewing trial transcripts and key rulings. The state can only appeal acquittals in terms of Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure […]
# 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 […]
