Day: April 22, 2025
News24 | Round one of DA, EFF’s court battle against VAT hike to commence on Tuesday
Although the DA and EFF will square off in court against Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday, there is one thing all three of them agree on: VAT will increase on 1 May unless the court intervenes.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Unity and national advancement will guide Ramaphosa in appointing a US ambassador
Promoting "the unity of the nation and that which will advance the republic" will inform President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision on who to appoint as South Africa's next ambassador to the United States.
Continue ReadingNews24 | 9 LIVES | National police commissioner ignored fraud warnings in R360m SAPS tender scandal
The award of a R360-million SAPS tender to state-procurement doyen Vusimusi Cat Matlala was riven by irregularities, misrepresentation and scandal, according to an internal audit. Top cop Fannie Masemola was warned about this in January and advised to cancel the tender. He didn't.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Race for rare earths: SA has promising projects… and one has US govt support
Steenkampskraal - a former Anglo American-owned mine that has been out of production since the 1960s - is reportedly progressing toward production.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘My good reputation’ is being destroyed, says suspended Stellenbosch municipality director
Stellenbosch municipality’s suspended Corporate Service director, Annalene de Beer, has approached the Cape Town Labour Court in a desperate bid to get her job back.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Adriaan Basson | Is the DA ready to govern?
Is the DA ready to govern the country in 2029, if it becomes the largest party, and who is likely to become president? Adriaan Basson details the scenarios.
Continue ReadingNews24 | City of Cape Town tells researchers to ‘educate themselves’ amid water project feud
The City of Cape Town and a team of water researchers are in disagreement over the management of the proposed Faure New Water Scheme.
Continue ReadingNews24 | SA ‘overachieving’ on ideology, but underachieving on economic reality – PSG CEO
PSG Financial Services CEO Francois Gouws says the GNU needs to thrash out policies that are more friendly to foreign investors or risk leaving South Africa stuck in a poverty and unemployment trap.
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