News24 | MK Party wins another by-election in KZN, defeats ANC in Mandeni municipality
The MK Party (MKP) has won another councillor seat, this time in the Mandeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
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News24 | Public servants’ wage bill drains R724bn from fiscus, but minister argues it’s ‘declined’
The government’s expenditure on public servants’ salaries declined between 2013 and 2022, and the state employees wage bill is not the sole challenge to the nation’s fiscus – so says Public Service and Administration Minister Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, who has defended the government’s enormous wage bill.
Mbalula: Malema a danger for GNU and ANC
The ANC secretary general said the Economic Freedom Fighters voting with the Democratic Alliance would not be a surprise should a motion of no confidence be brought against Ramaphosa
Malema’s accusations against MK party are ‘theatre of politics’, says Mzobe
Taking control of the ANC would be part of uMkhonto weSizwe party’s ‘political project’ of unifying black people, the MK party’s head of presidency added
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News24 | Tony Leon: How Zille helped keep the DA in the GNU
Former DA leader Tony Leon has written the insiders’ account of the early days of the GNU and it makes for a riveting read.
Israel is starving Gaza by design, SA tells International Court of Justice
South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population
DA to fight employment equity law in court
The final quotas make it virtually impossible for coloured and Indian workers to find or keep a job, argues the party
News24 | EFF demands Budget be ‘reset’, Malema slams govt’s ‘lack of courage’ on land expropriation
How can a single member of the executive, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, unilaterally withdraw a decision of Parliament related to the proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase, without the legislature’s involvement?
News24 | KZN govt hikes Zulu royal household allocation to R86m – an increase of almost R10m
The KwaZulu-Natal government will dole out R86.141 million for the Zulu royal household this financial year, according to KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli.
VAT battle is over but coalition crisis continues
Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase
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Parties hail VAT reversal as ANC admits budget vote missteps
The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary process used to adopt the fiscal framework
News24 | Don’t send me: News24 apologises to Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie
News24 apologises to Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie for using the phrase “Send me!” in the headline of a story reporting how more than R800 000 of taxpayers’ money was spent on his trip to the Paris Olympics last year.
Zelenskyy pleads for global pressure against Russia after renewed attacks on Kyiv
The Ukrainian president cut short a trip to South Africa after Russian drone and missile strikes which killed at least eight people and injured about 80
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News24 | Zelensky cuts SA visit short after Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will cuts short his working visit to South Africa and will return home due to an overnight attack in his country.
News24 | WRAP | No need to ‘reshuffle’ Godongwana, says Mbalula
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced the withdrawal of the proposed VAT increase of 0.5 percentage points.
News24 | Steenhuisen part of a three-minister team seeking ‘deal’ with US after Trump’s tariffs
The government has established an inter-ministerial committee to engage the US following its imposition of 30% tariffs on South African goods.
VAT to remain at 15% after Godongwana caves
The finance ministry in a midnight announcement said the decision was informed by consultations with political parties
News24 | R335 million for political parties this year, courtesy of the taxpayer
Represented political parties will get R335 521 000 in the 2025/2026 financial year, courtesy of the taxpayer.
Approval of the fiscal framework was rooted in deception, court hears
Counsel for the EFF told the high court that ActionSA was swindled in an unconstitutional manner to support a VAT hike.
News24 | 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.
News24 | Ramaphosa lauds late Pope Francis for seeking to ‘unite humanity’
Pope Francis advanced a world view of inclusion, equality and care for marginalised individuals and groups, said President Cyril Ramaphosa as he offered his condolences on behalf of the government and South Africans to Catholics on the passing of the pontiff.