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The ANC and the DA recently lodged a complaint with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of SA, claiming 135 people were registered under a single residential address in Mount Moria, north of Durban, during the hotly contested by-elections last week.
As the South African government allocates millions in COVID-19 relief funds to the taxi industry, BOSA raises concerns about transparency and accountability in the funding process.
Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) initiated a court case today aimed at blocking a controversial value-added tax (VAT) increase.
The Western Cape High Court is set to hear an urgent application from the DA and EFF to interdict a VAT increase announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, which they argue will disproportionately affect struggling South African households.
The DA and the EFF will on Tuesday argue that the 0,5% VAT hike will have a negative impact on the economy, particularly on struggling South African households.
The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal has rejected the results of the eThekwini ward 110 by-election, citing irregularities in voter registration.
The Democratic Alliance and Patriotic Alliance’s recent whitewashing of Israel’s crimes during their so-called “fact-finding mission” isn’t just willful blindness, says Usuf Chikte
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has vowed to defend his 0. 5 % VAT increase, filing an answering affidavit with the Western Cape High court.
Speaking at the Assemblies of God church service on Friday, ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile asked the congregation in Thaba Nchu, the Free State to pray for them so that they can work and deliver services for them.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) had previously written a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, accepting the VAT increase but only if the ANC scrapped the Expropriation Act.
Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana announces a VAT hike effective May 1, citing severe financial consequences if not implemented.
Finance Minister Enoch Godogwana announces a VAT hike effective May 1, citing severe financial consequences if not implemented
Amidst ongoing voting in eThekwini’s ward 110 by-election on Wednesday, the IEC is investigating claims of false voter registrations, raising concerns about electoral integrity.
A city with a R37 billion budget should not need to impose some of the country’s steepest tariff hikes, writes Roger Solomons.
The EFF has called for the DA, PA and the ACDP to be investigated for visiting Israel.
The EFF has called for the DA, PA and the ACDP to be investigated for visiting Israel.
Political analysts are sounding the alarm that the ANC's proposed VAT increase could alienate their core voter base, just as the party prepares for crucial 2026 local government elections.
"We have not decided to drop the court action on the VAT case," said DA Federal Chairperson Helen Zille.
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'.
The ANC is under pressure to abandon its 0,5% VAT increase after they failed to convince parties to implement the increase.
The ANC is under pressure to abandon its 0,5% VAT increase after they failed to convince parties to implement the increase.
The ANC is looking to forge a draft document that would force parties within the Government of National Unity to vote in unison on Parliamentary motions.
As tensions rise between Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Mashatile over the DA's role in the Government of National Unity, a political analyst reveals the strategies shaping their clash ahead of the crucial ANC conference in 2027
Trump's latest claims about South Africa's 'white genocide' and land grabs raise questions about his participation in the G20 summit.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile announced the ANC's plan to reconfigure the alliance, aiming to strengthen the GNU.