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Political opposition to VAT hike grows ahead of budget speech
With the Budget Speech imminent, the ANC's VAT increase proposal faces fierce resistance from multiple political factions.
Budget Speech: political parties reject VAT hike as Treasury seeks solutions
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces fierce resistance from GNU alliance partners and opposition parties over proposed VAT increases ahead of Wednesday's crucial Budget Speech, as political tensions mount over solutions to South Africa's R58 billion shortfall.
‘We are going in’ Malema awaits DA’s GNU exit to join, foretells 2027 ANC president will be anti-GNU
EFF leader Julius Malema told more than 2,000 delegates that the ANC would remove President Cyril Ramaphosa if he did not sign into law two contentious clauses of the Basic Education Amendment (Bela) Act.
Fierce objection to Nersa granting Eskom 18. 65% tariff increase
A Gauteng municipality, labour federation, Cosatu and Saftu, and political parties have jointly condemned the move as a ploy 'o plunge ordinary South Africans into further poverty’.
Thandi Modise urged to act after video shows SANDF soldiers allegedly throwing corpses on burning heap
While the SANDF has already indicated that it would not be taking action against them, political parties and civil society organisations are threatening legal and political action to force the minister to act.
Investigations are under way to probe despicable acts by some SANDF members after a video showing an apparent war crime went viral
SANDF spokesperson Brigadier General Andries Mokoena Mahapa said the force commander of SAMIM is conducting an investigation surrounding the involvement of its members in this despicable act.
ActionSA admits to some culpability in City of Tshwane adverse audit report
This follows recent criticism from the EFF, Republican Conference of Tshwane and the ANC, which blamed multiparty coalition, government partners including ActionSA, for being complicit in the shambolic financial management of the City.
DA-led Tshwane coalition slammed for auditor-general’s adverse audit report
The EFF in Tshwane wants a special council sitting to be convened to table a motion of no confidence against mayor Randall Williams and it also wants the Gauteng provincial government to intervene.
Stable coalition drives service delivery in City of Tshwane
The turning of this ship is slow, but we are gradually getting there.
FF Plus concerned over Gauteng crime statistics
The party said the spike in crime can be attributed to economic pressure and the police force's incompetence in combating crime, adding that it has warned Gauteng police commissioner Elias Mawela to draw up a budget to fight the scourge of crime.
Freedom Front Plus joins opposition attempt to oust embattled president Cyril Ramaphosa
The Forum of Opposition Political Parties has held its fourth meeting to discuss a way forward in dealing with the scandal that pushed Ramaphosa into a difficult corner in recent days.
Opposition parties unite in bid to impeach Cyril Ramaphosa over Phala Phala farm scandal
The parties consist of the DA, EFF, IFP, Freedom Front Plus, African Christian Democratic Party, United Democratic Movement, African Transformation Movement, African Independent Congress, National Freedom Party and the PAC.
Mnqasela’s fight over DA membership may head to the courts as lawyers get involved
All the signs are that the issue of Masizole Mnqasela’s membership of the DA, which will determine his future as speaker of the Western Cape legislature, may be headed to court.
FF Plus calls diversity workshop unconstitutional, requests HRC to investigate
THE Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) has announced that the party has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) over the recently suspended diversity workshops held at Fish Hoek High School.
Tshwane coalition dismisses ANC claims service delivery for suburbs prioritised over townships
MMC for Community Safety Grandi Theunissen said the demonstration by the ANC to bemoan service delivery was ‘politicking’.
NPA ‘was alerted to ex-Bosasa boss’s whereabouts three years ago’
Concerns raised over why NPA was slow to act on information on Bosassa boss.
Unisex toilet debate: Weaponisation of sexuality and gender-based differences in schools has consequences for all learners
Research shows that it’s queer and transgender individuals who experience extreme levels of anxiety and fear within bathrooms and other school spaces.
ACDP, FF+ slam Basic Education’s proposal to scrap separate toilets for girls and boys at schools
The ACDP and the FF+ have spoken out about proposed changes to the school system which reportedly aim to do away with separate toilets for boys and girls.
Tshwane mayor Randall Williams off hook for now in R26 billion power stations refurbishment deal
He was cleared of wrongdoing following a probe into allegations that he meddled into the municipal procurement processes involving an unsolicited bid proposal.
New gender guidelines push for unisex toilets in schools to embrace inclusivity
The proposed guidelines are reportedly an attempt to become more inclusive and move away from gender norms in order to accommodate transgender and non-binary children.
Cyril Ramaphosa lied about farm robbery, says former spy boss Arthur Fraser
Fraser said his (Ramaphosa’s) business records would have to prove his assertions that the money came from his game farm proceeds in the form of an auction.
Parliament’s legal adviser says Mkhwebane team’s withdrawal is the ‘oldest trick in the book’
Parliament’s legal advisor Fatima Ebrahim told the committee the SCA found it was “one of the oldest tricks in the book”, when a party gets into legal difficulty, for the legal team to withdraw.
FF Plus calls for probe after 60 firearms disappear from police station
Provincial party leader and MPL Kobus Hoffman asked Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela to investigate how the firearms disappeared after a police raid on a firearms dealer in Pretoria North.
Coalitions do not work for opportunistic parties
OPINION: SA has a history of dominant parties and not coalition governments. Several states in the world, on the other hand, don’t know anything else than coalition governments, writes Professor Dirk Kotzé.
DA-led Tshwane multiparty coalition partners vow to keep metro intact despite Joburg collapse
Despite ActionSA’s absence from the meeting, Bongani Baloyi, dispelled rumours, saying the coalition in Tshwane was intact although there was still the issue of the investigation launched into Randall Williams’s alleged improper conduct.