Street vendors in Polokwane, Limpopo, say Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana should not increase Value-Added Tax (VAT). Godongwana will present his budget speech in the National Assembly on Wednesday. The hawkers say they started small businesses due to unemployment. According to Stats SA, unemployment stands at 31.4% in the country. One vendor, Mokgadi Mamoratho, says it will be expensive for them …

The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature says all preparations have been completed for the official opening of the house in Pietermaritzburg. Speaker Nontembeko Boyce addressed the media in Durban on the state of readiness for the two-day programme. AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini will officially open the legislature on Thursday, marking the start of the third session of the seventh term of the KZN …

The North West Department of Agriculture says it is yet to determine where their latest batch of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses will be administered. The latest batch comes a week after the province received 1 400 vaccine doses, which were administered to a dairy herd in the Bojanala District. Red meat producers have warned that consumers must …

North West businessman Brown Mogotsi has denied receiving any financial support from alleged criminal kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Mogotsi is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. One of the committee’s evidence leaders, Advocate Maria Mokhaoetsi, asked Mogotsi if Matlala helps him. He refuted claims that Matlala helped …

Government employees embarked on protests across the country, voicing their unhappiness over the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS)’s 9.8 percent hike. Public servants in Kimberley in the Northern Cape took to the streets, arguing that the increase will put further pressure on the financial stability of civil servants. NEHAWU Provincial Secretary Moleme Moleme says, “We are here to picket against …

A fire that broke out just a short while ago at the landing side of the Cape Town International Airport in the Western Cape has been extinguished. In a statement, Airports Company South Africa Spokesperson Ofentse Dijoe says and all passengers, staff and visitors are safe. Passengers and visitors have been urged to follow stringent security instructions and to proceed …

By Miyelani Mkhabela The Budget Speech must focus on allocation for economic infrastructure and Special economic zones or manufacturing villages for light and heavy manufacturing. The rapid miracle growth in South Africa will be triggered by strong state intervention, export-oriented industrialisation, heavy investment in human capital, and favorable geopolitical conditions. South Africa can shift from poverty and high unemployment to …

The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called for the enforcement of accountability measures among members of the SAPS in the province. This comes after about 97 members of the SAPS nationwide were found to have been accused of sexual violence. The committee says it assessed several police stations across the province and found that no one was …

Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, has been challenged over his knowledge of alleged criminal cartel kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala at his son’s party in September 2024. Sibiya contradicted his statements about Matlala’s presence at his house, where the party was held. He has continued giving testimony before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Evidence leader, Adv Adila …

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