South Africa’s food inflation is creeping upward again—and for millions of households already on the brink, this means another hard blow. According to the Agricultural Business...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered South Africa’s 2025 budget speech, striking a delicate balance between fiscal discipline and addressing urgent social needs. In a time of...
More than a quarter of South Africa’s children suffer from stunting—a lifelong consequence of chronic malnutrition. The effects go beyond health, impacting education, workforce productivity, and...
Sassa beneficiaries who have not yet switched from the gold card to the new Postbank black card have been granted another extension. Minister in the Presidency,...
The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) has announced plans to refund beneficiaries who were defrauded by a scheme involving five of its employees. The agency...
Social grant recipients must swap their SASSA gold cards for the new Postbank black cards before the March 20, 2025 deadline. Failure to do so could...
South Africa’s proposed increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate from 15% to 16% has sparked widespread debate and opposition. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana unveiled South Africa’s 2025 budget with an important announcement for social grant recipients. The government is increasing social grant spending by 5.9%,...
In his 2025 Budget Speech, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a proposed incremental increase in South Africa’s value-added tax (VAT) rate. The VAT rate will rise...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces a challenging 2025 Budget, navigating economic pressures from US aid cuts, a rising public sector wage bill, and social grant expansions....