# MK Party secretary general, Floyd Shivambu, has refuted claims of bilateral engagements with the ANC on the budget. The ANC is seeking the support of opposition parties to ensure the budget is passed in Parliament next week. At the heart of the refusal by most parties to vote for the budget is the 0.5 […]
# Rugby: Die Blitsbokke se hoofafrigter, Philip Snyman, en kaptein Selvyn Davids hoop vir spesiale verjaarsdaggeskenke in Hongkong hierdie naweek. Snyman het gister sy 38ste verjaarsdag gevier en Davids sy 31ste, terwyl hulle voorberei vir die wêreldreeks-toernooi in die stad. Davids, wat in 2017 sy Blitsbok-debuut in Hongkong gemaak het, sê hulle wil sake regstel […]
# Rugby: Blitzboks head coach Philip Snyman and captain Selvyn Davids hope for special birthday presents in Hong Kong this weekend. Snyman celebrated his 38th birthday and Davids his 31st yesterday while they are preparing for the world sevens tournament in the Asian city. Davids, who made his Blitzboks debut in Hong Kong in 2017, […]
# FNB en die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Buro vir Ekonomiese Navorsing sê verbruikersvertroue het in die eerste kwartaal van hierdie jaar dramaties gedaal. Die voorgestelde BTW-verhoging en die gebrek aan aanpassings in belastingkerwe vir individue sowel as die verswakte diplomatieke verhoudings tussen Suid-Afrika en die VSA het ‘n negatiewe invloed op sentiment gehad. Die 14-punte […]
# FNB and Stellenbosch University’s Bureau for Economic Research says consumer confidence dropped dramatically in the first quarter of this year. The proposed VAT hike and no adjustments in tax brackets for individuals weighed on sentiment as well as the souring of diplomatic relations between South Africa and the US. The 14-point plunge in the […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson and the mayor of Saldanha Bay on the West Coast, André Truter, have committed to revitalising the St Helena Bay and Saldanha Bay small harbours. Truter welcomed the initiative, emphasising clear action and implementation timelines. Macpherson instructed officials to develop a master plan to boost the local […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson will open the first quarter Minister and MECs meeting today in Polokwane, Limpopo. The gathering, attended by all nine provinces, will review the state of infrastructure and adopt plans to boost economic growth and job creation. Ahead of the meeting, officials will visit the Limpopo Theatre construction […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu vra die Parlement om sy wetgewende gesag uit te oefen en die 2025/2026-begroting te wysig om die BTW-verhoging te skrap. Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het vroeër die maand in sy begrotingsrede ʼn 0,5-persentasiepunt BTW-verhoging in 2025/2026 en nog een in 2026/2027 voorgestel. Cosatu-woordvoerder Matthew Parks het gister die vakverbond […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die besluit van president Donald Trump se administrasie om USAID-fondse aan die buiteland te staak, is ʼn wekroep vir Suid-Afrika om selfvoorsienend te raak. Die Amerikaanse president se noodplan vir vigsverligting is een van dié wat deur die besnoeiings geraak word. Dit het talle programme ondersteun wat fokus op voorkoming, […]
