Cut spending and sell land instead of increasing VAT, says DA
The DA has emphasised that the government must cut spending to make up for the R58-billion that the now-suspended 2% hike in value-added tax (VAT) was supposed to... Read more.
Better service delivery, fighting crime top Lesufi’s list of priorities
Panyaza Lesufi, the premier of Gauteng, has presented a 72-hour plan to fix potholes and laid out plans to end the water crisis. Lesufi described the Gauteng water... Read more.
Land claim divides late AmaNdebele chief’s family
Deep divisions have emerged over a land claim lodged by the family of the late AmaNdebele chief of Vezibuhle in Mpumalanga, Moses Mahlangu. Sunday World understands... Read more.
Murder cases dropped by 9.8%, but challenges remain – Mchunu
The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, has reported a significant decrease in several crime categories for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year. Addressing... Read more.
‘Proposed VAT increase will hit black women hardest’
The uMkhonto weSizwe Women’s League (MKWL) has stated that the proposed 2% value added tax (VAT) increase was a direct attack on women and the impoverished. Lindiwe... Read more.
What Godongwana was going to say in budget speech
Had Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the 2025 Budget Speech on Wednesday, he would have revealed that the South African economy is projected to display... Read more.
1.6 million are not connected to the electricity grid — Ramokgopa
Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has stated that it is financially challenging to connect remote areas to the electricity grid. Ramokgopa... Read more.
MEC worried over Tshwane, Emfuleni’s unchanged audit opinions
The Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile, has raised concerns over unchanged audit opinions for the City of Tshwane and Emfuleni Local Municipality... Read more.
Wits students embark on hunger strike over registration crisis
University of Witwatersrand students have gone on a hunger strike until all students are enrolled and have accommodation. Students Representative Council (SRC) members... Read more.
High costs leave Wits students homeless
Students at the University of Witwatersrand have resorted to sleeping at the university library after being evicted from their residences due to unpaid fees. Boipelo... Read more.
