NEWS RELATED TO budget

Treasury reverses proposed VAT hike, will remain at 15%

EFF calls for ‘apartheid tax’ counter instead of VAT hike [VIDEO]

Courts

‘Decision has been made’: Godongwana argues VAT hike can’t be blocked, opposes DA’s interdict

Rocky roads still ahead for GNU despite weekend clear-the-air meetings

WATCH: ‘If DA wants SA to function, they’ll come to the party,’ Mbalula says

News

Here’s why constitutional law expert says VAT hike should be postponed

Maile earmarks 60% of Gauteng procurement for local businesses

ANC NWC: GNU needs a ‘reset’ after budget fiasco [VIDEO]

‘Double tax’: New Tshwane levy has residents gatvol

ANC denies reports of Mbalula’s ‘secret’ budget negotiations

WATCH: ‘I would be ashamed’, Mashatile slams DA ministers over budget

News

Cartoon of the day: 7 April 2025

Budget reflects ‘strategic priorities of the GNU’ –Ramaphosa

WATCH: ‘Business will not dictate or influence decisions in ANC I lead,’ says Ramaphosa

Mbalula’s ‘clumsy’ secret budget talks angered ANC leaders – report

ANC wants DA and FF+ punished and out of GNU for ‘budget betrayal’ [VIDEO]

‘It will be hypocritical’: SACP says DA can’t stay in GNU anymore

WATCH: ActionSA will negotiate in the best interests of people if party joins GNU, Mashaba says

Mbalula says DA’s future in GNU can’t be ANC’s burden as MK party clarifies missing MPs in budget vote

Weekly economic wrap: a week for the history books

A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Got money problems MPs? What about the rest of us?

2025 budget: ActionSA defends its stance as DA seeks to interdict VAT hike

Leaked audio: ‘Ramaphosa not aware he was being recorded’ [AUDIO]

News

‘Political thuggerism’: Legal action on the cards after budget’s adoption

News

National Assembly passes budget after heated debate

News

MPs call for vote on budget to be suspended over ‘illegal’ report

News

MPs disagree on VAT increase, question Treasury’s ability to perform ‘miracle’

Mbalula says VAT increase is ‘not permanent’, budget deal ‘close’

News

‘Time is almost up’ – DA issues budget ultimatum as parliament committees meet to vote

Stay or walk? The DA’s biggest political gamble yet

News

NHI and VAT: What the DA demanded in budget talks

Budget disagreement won’t spell the end of GNU – ANC

News

Godongwana and DA still bickering over VAT hike

News

Budget warning: How will we afford basic services?

UIF boosts Ters budget to R2.4 billion to save jobs and businesses

Personal Finance

Why you should find funds for short-term insurance in your budget

You could pay extra VAT for a year, but forget about a refund if hike is rejected

More than half of university students rely on Nsfas

Constitution drafters ‘did not foresee’ coalition governments, says Maile

Gauteng budget faces DA backlash over debt and spending concerns

Gauteng’s budget: A fresh coat of paint on a crumbling province?

News

Budget 2025: Here’s how you can object to the VAT increase

Gauteng budget: Here’s where your money is going

News

Ramaphosa: ANC still shopping around for budget allies

Technology and Science

Decision to remove smartphone tax for devices under R2 500 welcomed

Budget speech: R19bn allocated to keep teachers in class

Basic Education Department needs R129 billion to fix infrastructure at schools

PICTURES: MK party marches to Reserve Bank to protest VAT hike

Was delayed budget speech a waste of time and money? Parliament clears the air

Will Godongwana deliver the budget without any problems?

DA responds to ANC’s threat to approach EFF to get budget passed

News

Chaos erupts in Tshwane council as budget sparks corruption allegations

Days of ANC bulldozing other parties over, say experts

Technology and Science

Budget friendly Vivo Y19s easy on the pocket after festive blues

More than two prisoners for every square metre of SA’s cells

News

‘Festival funds better spent on the poor’: Critics slam Limpopo’s R9m fest budget

Gauteng has R53.9bn to spend till March – Maile rubbishes bankruptcy claims

Courts

Urgent court bid to stop Western Cape teaching job cuts fails [VIDEO]

Education crisis looms in 2025 as budget cuts threaten teachers’ jobs

Personal Finance

Is your festive season budget ready for the unexpected?

Godongwana’s MTBPS: ANC dances to a capitalist drum

Budget shows failing ANC ‘forced to accept’ new ideology

Minister Godongwana’s budget update sparks hope for economic improvement

Nzimande outlines plans to counter science, tech and innovation budget cuts [VIDEO]

Mpumalanga government fails to meet 10 000 job creation target

‘R6 billion in the red’; Gauteng could face bankruptcy by 2025 amid e-tolls debt

SAHRC to go to Parliament over education’s budget cuts

News

South Africa’s economy needs a shot in the arm, not austerity

Western Cape forced to cut over 2 000 teacher posts due to budget shortfall

World

UK’s Starmer warns October 30 budget will be ‘painful’

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Lesufi promises capacity boost to cancer patients

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Gauteng budget: ‘Our strategy is to grow the economy,’ says Maile amid ‘deep fiscal constraints’

‘At least Zuma consulted us’ – Zondo unhappy about latest judiciary budget cuts

‘How can we approve it with no figures’ – Hlophe questions Ramaphosa on Presidency budget

Government spends R100 billion to subsidise private medical care, says NHI spearhead