Domestic

CAPE TOWN, February  (ANA) - South Africa's second largest opposition party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Wednesday said it rejected almost all proposed interventions announced in finance minister Malusi Gigaba's budget

PARLIAMENT, February 21 (ANA) - Audit firm PwC said on Wednesday that the South African government's decision to hike the value-added tax (VAT) rate by one would have a major impact on already struggling households, but said that this was a

PARLIAMENT, February 21 (ANA) - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday remained firm that South Africa could not afford to embark on a nuclear power expansion programme, adding that for the moment the country's new coal-powered stations

PARLIAMENT, February 21 (ANA) – Government has allocated R6 billion in the 2018/19 financial year for drought relief, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced in his budget speech on Wednesday“Severe drought conditions are affecting

PARLIAMENT, February 21 (ANA) - South Africa will spend R57 billion on providing free higher education for an estimated 1.1 million students from low household incomes over the next three years, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced in his 2018

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday announced a one percent increase in value-added tax (VAT), from 14 percent to 15 percent, the first ever adjustment to VAT in democratic South Africa in a bid to replenish the fiscus and reduce the budget

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday lauded the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) during the Armed Forces Day parade in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, "for the peace we enjoy"."We dare not fail to appreciate how the

Parliament's portfolio committee on mineral resources said on Wednesday it had resolved to institute an inquiry into graft allegations against mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane after he failed to show up for a hearing.The committee said Zwane&apos

JOHANNESBURG, February (ANA) - South Africa's consumer price inflation slowed to 4.4 percent year-on-year in January from 4.7 percent in December, the statistics agency said on Wednesday.The consumer price index increased by 0.3 percent month