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  Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says his third budget will include thorough consultations with all political parties in the GNU, and he will also first seek approval from the Cabinet before presenting it in Parliament.   Godongwana will deliver his new budget on 21 May after his previous two attempts were scuppered.   The Minister never got the opportunity to deliver his first budget speech, on 19 February, which included a 2% VAT hike.  

    Another phased withdrawal process is underway to bring South African troops back home, following fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The first group of soldiers has already departed.   The withdrawal process began last week, and the first group having arrived at one of the checkpoints in Tanzania.   They travelled by road from Goma, through Rwanda to Tanzania, and will be transported to their respective countries from there. This will

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has inspired the Junior Springboks during a training session in Gqeberha. He delivered an uplifting message to South Africa’s rising rugby stars during a surprise visit to the Junior Springboks’ training session at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. The visit followed the Junior Boks’ impressive win over Argentina in the opening round of the U20 Rugby Championship. “Seeing the hard work and unity within this team gives me hope for

    An administrative clerk from the Kraaifontein Police Station has been killed in a parking lot in Athlone, in broad daylight. The shooting incident took place near the Gatesville Mosque yesterday.   An administrative clerk from the Kraaifontein Police Station has been killed   According to police spokesperson Lt Col Malcolm Pojie, the 35-year-old woman and another female were busy getting out of a vehicle. It’s believed that two armed men had approached them as they

    A deep sense of shock and mourning has gripped the Western Cape police community following the murder of a 31-year-old female constable, whose body was discovered in Langa early Saturday morning.   The constable, who served at the Bishop Lavis police station, was found inside her vehicle near a primary school on Bennie Street with multiple gunshot wounds.   She had left her home in Kraaifontein the night before, reportedly on her way