EFF calls on MPs to reject any tax increases in today’s Budget Speech
Contralesa has also called on the Finance Minister not to increase VAT or any taxes
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DA rejects any proposed VAT hike
Last month, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana proposed a 2% VAT hike to address shortfall
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).
Ramaphosa says he told Trump AGOA benefits both SA and US
Ramaphosa was responding to a question in Parliament about the possibility of SA losing 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
More than 32,000 people on national register for sex offenders: Kubayi
Justice and constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has revealed that the national sex offenders register (NSOR) has 32,557 convicted sex offenders, with an additional 10,456 potential entries pending in various courts.
Johannesburg will be turned around: Ramaphosa
The City, which is the country’s economic hub, is currently in a state of deterioration.
LIVE | President Ramaphosa answers questions in NA
President Cyril Ramaphosa updates Parliament on the government’s efforts on development
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
MK Party rejects e-voting proposal at IEC conference
The MK Party says it rejects the proposal for an E-voting process.
ANC Free State PEC given mandate to unite party: Mbalula
The ANC reaffirmed confidence in the Free State’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC).
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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ANC NWC plans new budgeting processes that allow for more political engagement and curb Treasury powers
The national working committee agrees the party will need to look at managing budgeting processes differently to allow for more political engagement
State of Free State municipalities discussed at ANC meeting
ANC’s National Working Committee is wrapping up its Free State visit today.
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.