News24 | Mbalula blames coalition governments for Johannesburg’s decline
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has claimed that the deterioration of the City of Johannesburg began in 2016 after the ANC lost power.
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News24 | Presidential Coordinating Council meets to discuss service delivery, G20
President Cyril Ramaphosa met with the Presidential Coordinating Council to discuss service delivery reforms and South Africa’s G20 presidency, the Presidency said on Friday.
Godongwana defends his VAT hike to parliamentary committees
A hostile response signals the start of the treasury’s struggle to avoid amendments to the 2025 budget
Mbalula’s ambitions are ‘sowing divisions’ in the Free State
Sources say the ANC’s latest intervention in the province is aimed at replacing the secretary general’s opponents with loyalists
Parliament fines nine MPs for late submission of financial interests declarations
Those penalised included the minister in the presidency responsible for planning, monitoring and evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa
EFF eyes Ekurhuleni mayoral seat
This move is in line with the Economic Freedom Fighters’ plan to survive beyond the 2026 local government election
Coalition takes wrangling over tax in the budget to parliament
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
EU announces 4.7 billion euro investment pact with South Africa
The deal was announced days after the United States withdrew support for the country’s just-energy transition
Budget 2.0: Political parties divided over VAT hike, albeit lower than initial proposal
The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority
Steenhuisen reiterates DA opposition to tax hikes
His party would have yielded if any increases were guaranteed to be temporary and tied to an overhaul of state spending patterns
Budget deadlock threatens governance stability, small parties warn
Members of the government of national unity and opposition parties have raised concerned that the ongoing impasse between the ANC and the DA could trigger the need for fresh elections
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News24 | Gauteng Department of Health budget could fall short by R1.4bn after US aid freeze – health MEC
The Gauteng Department of Health will have to restructure its budget to compensate for a R1.4-billion shortfall caused by the US freeze on aid, Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko told the Gauteng legislature in response to oral questions on Tuesday.
News24 | E-voting will not be a silver bullet, National Treasury official tells IEC conference
A National Treasury official told the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s (IEC) conference on electronic voting she is not sure it would lead to cost savings due to the high input costs.
News24 | ‘We also add value’: Ramaphosa says Africa is not just benefitting from AGOA partnership
South Africa is looking to new investment markets amid a possible axing from the lucrative US trade agreement, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
SA wants to continue trading with the US, Ramaphosa tells parliament
The president affirmed South Africa’s interest in trading with the US under Agoa despite the diplomatic spat between the two countries
Mbalula: Appointments will be based on competence over cadre deployment
The secretary general said a local government intervention task team would be sent to assist struggling Free State municipalities
News24 | 79% of South Africans more likely to vote with e-voting, but experts advise caution
The majority of everyday South Africans are positive about electronic voting, or e-voting.
News24 | Parliament’s finance committee head backs Kieswetter on ditching VAT increase for beefed-up SARS
ANC MP Joe Maswanganyi says he believes value-added tax (VAT) should not be increased to fill gaps in the country’s national budget.
Ramaphosa plans to pitch trade deal to Trump
The president is taking a transactional approach to resolving a diplomatic tempest
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Mbalula rejects succession talks, backs Mashatile as next ANC president
The party’s secretary general said he was only halfway through his current job and was focusing on rebuilding the party
News24 | Electoral system cannot be spared from digital revolution, says IEC head
The electoral system cannot be spared in the technological revolution, said IEC chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo on the first day of a conference on electronic voting for South Africa.