As debates about the 2025 Budget continue, the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) and the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) have warned that increasing VAT would disproportionately impact low-income households and is unlikely to generate proportional revenue growth. They presented their concerns during a joint parliamentary committee meeting on the 2025 national budget earlier this week. In his budget speech on 12 March, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana proposed increasing VAT by 0,5% this year, and
Adhere to speed limits this long weekend
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Adhere to speed limits this long weekend. That’s the call from Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku, with tomorrow (Friday) being a public holiday. Silecu says speeding not only increases the likelihood of incidents but also reduces reaction time and makes it more difficult to avoid hazards. Adhere to speed limits this long weekend He says the faster a vehicle travels, the greater the force of impact in a collision. This he says can
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has announced that the City’s Mayoral Committee has on Tuesday approved the sale of City-owned land in Manenberg for the development and relocation of a private school operated by a non-profit organisation, The Leadership College. The school’s management reportedly approached the City’s Property Transactions Department for assistance in identifying a suitable site, as it was ordered to vacate its current premises on privately owned land. The newly approved
The Department of Health has confirmed three new cases of Mpox, prompting heightened vigilance. A 38-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman, and a 14-year-old boy recently tested positive for the disease. All the recent patients were detected in Ekurhuleni, in the Gauteng province. These cases bring the total number of confirmed cases to 31 since the initial outbreak in May 2024. Six cases have been recorded this year alone. READ MORE:
The Spier Light Art exhibition will be held on Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch from 21 March to 21 April 2025. And it is free to attend. PHOTO: Merentia van der Vent “I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.” – Ursula K Le Guin The (free) Spier Light Art Exhibition 2025 Spier Light Art is Africa’s leading contemporary light art exhibition. It’s
