# The United Democratic Movement has refuted claims that it voted for the 0.5-percentage point VAT increase, stating it supported the 2025/26 Budget Fiscal Framework under strict conditions. UDM deputy president, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, says the party insists on expenditure savings and the need for financial balance while maintaining essential welfare programmes like the social relief […]
# ActionSA sê hy erken die ANC se verbintenis om parlementêre aanbevelings in te stel. Die party vra konstruktiewe betrokkenheid by die 30-dae-lange proses om alternatiewe inkomstevoorstelle af te handel. Matthew George van ActionSA dring aan dat die BTW-verhoging van 0,5-persentasiepunte geskrap moet word en inflasie-aanpassings vir persoonlike inkomstebelasting gehandhaaf moet word. Hy versoek alle […]
# ActionSA says it acknowledges the ANC’s commitment to implementing parliamentary recommendations. The party calls for constructive engagement in the 30-day process to finalise alternative revenue proposals. ActionSA’s Matthew George insists the 0.5-percentage point VAT hike be scrapped and inflation adjustments for personal income tax be maintained. He urges all parties to work transparently to […]
# Tennis: Die wêreld-nommer-elf, Emma Navarro van Amerika, sê sy het ‘n gesamentlike brief onderteken waarin gevra word vir ‘n groot verhoging in Grand Slam-toernooie se prysgeld om te verseker dat spelers gelyke behandeling ontvang. Die wêreld se beste 20 mans- en vrouspelers eis ‘n billiker verdeling van inkomste van die organiseerders van die Australiese, […]
# Tennis: World number 11, American Emma Navarro, says she co-signed a letter asking for a big increase in Grand Slam prize money to ensure players receive equal treatment. The world’s 20 best men’s and women’s players demanded a more equitable distribution of revenue from the organisers of the Australian, French and American Open, and […]
# Die DA sê hy sal vandag stukke by die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof indien om onder meer die Parlement se goedkeuring van die 2025/2026 nasionale begroting te betwis. Die begroting is goedgekeur met 194 stemme teenoor 182 stemme. Willie Aucamp van die DA sê hulle het die voorstelle van die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, insluitend […]
# Die Nasionale Vergadering het die 2025 fiskale raamwerk vir die nasionale begroting aanvaar. Altesaam 194 parlementslede het ten gunste gestem, insluitend die ANC, ActionSA en IVP, terwyl 182 daarteen gestem het, insluitend die DA, EFF, MK, VF Plus en ‘n paar kleiner partye. ’n Voorgestelde BTW-verhoging wat die minister van finansies, Enoch Godongwana in […]
# The DA says it will file papers in the Western Cape High Court today to challenge Parliament’s passing of the 2025/2026 national budget among other things. The budget received 194 votes in favour and 182 against. The DA’s, Willie Aucamp, says they have vehemently opposed Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget proposal including the value-added […]
# The National Assembly has adopted and passed the 2025 fiscal framework for the national budget. A total of 194 members of Parliament voted in favour including the ANC, ActionSA, and IFP, while 182 voted against including the DA, EFF, MK, FF Plus, and some smaller parties. A proposed value-added tax increase tabled by Finance […]
