With limited options available, the government has placed reliance on increased VAT to raise additional revenue.

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South Africa's rand gained on Friday due to record high gold prices that were driven by investors seeking safe haven assets amid worries over a global trade war. At 1457 GMT, the rand traded at ...

The VAT hike wasn’t the only controversial tax proposal in the 2025 Budget 2.0. The National Treasury has announced its ...

On Wednesday (12 March), the National Treasury proposed hiking value-added tax by 1 percentage point by mid-2026, increasing ...

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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will likely keep interest rates steady at its March 20 meeting ...

Fitch ratings agency said on Friday that it thought South Africa's government would struggle to stabilise debt as projected ...

The Malawi Under-21 national netball team has to wait for the passing of 2025/26 National Budget to know if they will participate in the Cosana Under-21 Championship in Windhoek, Namibia between May 1 ...

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The South African Cabinet has welcomed the 2025 National Budget, which aims to balance the country's fiscal framework, fund ...