Cabinet has expressed its full confidence in South Africa’s ability to host a successful G20 Leaders’ Summit. This according to Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who briefed the media on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting held this week. Incident-free The summit will be held at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, from 22 […] More
A massive saving in government spending was outlined in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). Delivered this week (Wednesday 12 November 2025) in Cape Town, the National Treasury’s efforts to slash wasteful government spending appear to be bearing fruit. Known by many as South Africa’s DOGE, the Targeted and Responsible Savings (TARS) […] More
Nine-million recipients of the R370 SASSA SRD grant can breathe a sigh of relief this morning. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 14-month extension yesterday (Wednesday 12 November 2025) during his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Cape Town. As we all know, the SASSA SRD grant was first introduced during the COVID‑19 pandemic. What […] More
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), delivered on Wednesday, showing that the revenue service collected over R900 billion in revenue. RELATED | SARS key to South Africans avoiding devastating R20 billion tax hikes “By 30 September 2025, SARS had collected a net revenue of […] More
Recent changes to South Africa’s exchange control manual will discourage new foreign investment into South Africa, incentivise existing non-resident investors to divest from South African assets, reduce liquidity on the JSE, and may prevent non-resident investors from accessing their South African income for weeks or even months, increase transaction costs and administrative complexity for legitimate […] More
2026 SASSA grants face steep budget cuts in the new financial year. And recent comments from the Deputy Minister of Social Development Ganief Hendricks have not put beneficiaries’ minds at ease. Earlier this month, a group of elderly pensioners marched to parliament. Upon which they handed over a memorandum to the deputy minister asking for […] More
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday the United States boycott of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in South Africa later this month would not prevent the meeting of the world’s leading economies from going ahead. Pretoria and Washington have clashed over a range of policy issues, including South Africa’s summit agenda, culminating in President Donald Trump […] More
South Africans will have to wait until the 2026 Budget to learn whether the proposed R20 billion in additional tax increases can be withdrawn. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed as much during the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday. Based on the performance of SARS Addressing Parliament, Godongwana explained that the final decision on […] More
South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, delivered the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on 12 November 2025, announcing a new inflation target for the country. The budget policy might mark a turning point for South Africa’s economy. Speaking before Parliament, he announced a new inflation target, a move that could lower interest rates, increase spending power, and […] More
Work has started on a major new development next door to the DHL Stadium in Green Point, Cape Town. Taking up the last major piece of undeveloped land in the area, on the corner of Granger Bay Blvd and Fritz Sonnenburg Rd across from McDonald’s, it will be known as The Granger. The development is […] More
The Omoda C9 PHEV, or 1.5T Explore AWD to use its full name, is pulling off something marvellous. You see, Omoda is Chery’s premium-brand off shoot, and for the first time we can talk about a Chinese-built vehicle that feels properly premium. And yet, it still retails for less than R1 million, fulfilling a psychologically […] More
Insiders are not surprised the nationwide rollout of AARTO to 69 metros and municipalities has been pushed out yet again for 2025. As a result, the Department of Transport had no other choice but to announce a delay to AARTO implementation, which was slated for less than three weeks’ from now, on 1 December 2025. […] More
