Day: April 28, 2025
News24 | Court halts VAT hike, orders Godongwana to pay DA, EFF legal costs
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana suffered a blow at the Western Cape High Court on Sunday, where he was ordered to pay half the legal costs of the DA and the EFF after he decided to drop his opposition to their bid to scrap his 0.5...
Continue ReadingNews24 | Mpumelelo Mkhabela | Who wins VAT match? Budget politics must go beyond VAR
What is required now following the budget debacle is for the ANC and the DA to grow up a bit and do what will enrich rather than further damage the political process, writes Mpumelelo Mkhabela.
Continue ReadingNews24 | WATCH | Backyard Varsity: Training SA’s youth to build houses, shacks, and their future
Quinton Adams founded the Backyard Varsity in 2021 as a training programme to equip unemployed youth with employable skills. It teaches them practical skills in carpentry to rebuild houses, but also their own lives.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Judgment week: Western Cape High Court nears end of Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial
After more than seven weeks of gruelling testimony from 32 witnesses in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial and trial-within-a-trial, the three accused in the matter, including her mother, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, are close to finally finding out their fate.
Continue ReadingNews24 | ‘Finfluencers’ in the spotlight as African Bank fined over TikTok post
An influencer's TikTok post labelling African Bank loans as "investments" cost the bank R700 000 in penalties. As scrutiny grows on "finfluencers" and ad transparency, it's a wake-up call for brands and influencers to follow regulations responsibly.
Continue ReadingNews24 | How an inmate was murdered: A prison chaplain told Mpho Mkhumbeni’s family it was ‘asthma’
The day after Mpho Mkhumbeni died at the prison hospital of the Mangaung Correctional Centre, his family raised questions about the circumstances of his death.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Steaks are high: The sudden squeeze in SA beef prices
A shortage of slaughter-ready cattle due to drought, wet weather, and high feed costs is driving up beef prices in local supermarkets and butcheries, say retailers and a red meat industry representative body.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Cramped conditions, harsh rules for domestic workers in wealthy Joburg suburbs, says study
Domestic workers in some affluent Johannesburg suburbs grapple with inadequate living conditions, discriminatory policies, and restricted access to facilities, according to a study by researcher Annabel Fenton, which was published on 9 April.
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