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Civil society groups and members of the public took the opportunity to voice their concerns on Wednesday during a parliamentary hearing on the budget for 2025-26 financial year.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses the controversial 0. 5% VAT increase in the 2025 budget, clarifying his position and the role of Parliament in the decision-making process.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses the controversial 0. 5% VAT increase in the 2025 budget, clarifying his position and the role of Parliament in the decision-making process.
The EFF clarifies that its meetings with the ANC are part of the broader budget process, dismissing claims that the 0. 5% VAT increase could be reversed within 30 days as 'not practical or legislatively permissible'.
Helen Zille warns that President Ramaphosa's potential removal of DA ministers could spell the end of the Government of National Unity. What does this mean for South Africa's political landscape?
Business leaders' attempt to mediate between the ANC and DA backfires as Mbalula criticises corporate interference in government affairs, calling their preference for the DA 'erratic'.
BOSA wants departments with overlapping mandates to be streamlined and vanity projects to be scrapped to redirect funds towards education, health, infrastructure, and job creation.
BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane unveils a R180 billion alternative revenue plan to reverse the VAT increase, while proposing expenditure cuts and calling for greater stability within the GNU.
"Opposition parties in the Western Cape legislature express strong criticism of Premier Alan Winde's budget speech, arguing it fails to address pressing inequalities as the two-day debate concludes
Deputy President Paul Mashatile questions DA ministers' integrity for reporting to work after opposing the budget vote, as ANC's top leadership meets to decide the future of the Government of National Unity.
EFF leader Julius Malema accused ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba and others of secretly plotting against South Africans by supporting the 2025 National Budget's VAT hike.
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen highlights critical concerns from the business community regarding the party's exclusion from governance, warning that this has led to over R1 trillion in losses for the JSE.
Political drama unfolds as the DA contemplates leaving South Africa's Government of National Unity following its opposition to the Budget's VAT increase. Meanwhile, ActionSA signals readiness to fill any Cabinet vacancies, while the ANC embarks on extensive consultations to navigate the coalition crisis.
DA leader John Steenhuisen reveals critical deliberations regarding the party's future in the Government of National Unity, highlighting potential implications for South Africa's political landscape.
ActionSA's Athol Trollip warns the ANC of serious repercussions if they fail to reverse the VAT hike, amid ongoing political negotiations following budget support.
The Presidency has challenged the DA to reconsider its position in the Government of National Unity after opposing the budget vote, with Ramaphosa's spokesperson stating ministers cannot run programmes with funds they rejected.
In a pointed response to critics, Deputy President Paul Mashatile vigorously defended the controversial 2025 National Budget, declaring that any fiscal framework neglecting vulnerable South Africans 'must be rejected' – as the DA takes legal action and the future of the Government of National Unity hangs in the balance.
National budget approved amid call for action on tax collection and wasteful spending.
Facing a pivotal moment, the DA plans to challenge the budget approval in court while deciding its future in the Government of National Unity.
The GNU collapsed in front of us': Julius Malema celebrates as ANC passes budget without DA support, while both opposition parties prepare court challenges against the controversial VAT increase.
Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie urges DA leader John Steenhuisen to resign from the GNU after the DA announces plans to challenge the budget approval in court, igniting political controversy.
The DA announced that it will be heading court to challenge the budget after the ANC managed to gather support for the budget to be passed in its approval as part of the GNU.
DA leader John Steenhuisen said how Parliament processed the VAT Budget was both unlawful and unconstitutional.
DA leader John Steenhuisen said how Parliament processed the VAT Budget was both unlawful and unconstitutional.
In a tense parliamentary showdown, the ANC secured a narrow 194-182 victory for the 2025/26 fiscal framework, despite opposition parties' attempts to halt proceedings over alleged procedural irregularities and concerns about VAT increases.