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Calling Captain Clueless … anybody home? How is it possible that President Cyril Ramaphosa does not realise that South Africa is embroiled in an existential crisis?… by Max du Preez February 28, 2025 Opinion·Politics
Tame inflation gives South Africans breathing room South Africa’s consumers have more spending power thanks to low(ish) inflation and higher salary increases… by Vernon Wessels February 27, 2025 Economy & Markets
No sugar rush for Enoch The buzz from 2018’s sugar tax hasn’t worn off, though a relief pause on levy increases could yet change as Treasury scrambles for cash… by TJ Strydom February 24, 2025 Economy & Markets
Withdrawal syndrome Having raked in billions from the two-pot withdrawal frenzy, Treasury is now thinking of enabling people to access their once-untouchable retirement pot… by TJ Strydom February 21, 2025 Economy & Markets·News
Hot mic or not, Kieswetter was right on taxes What the VAT standoff has done is force a reckoning over the trade-offs needed to balance South Africa’s books… by Rob Rose February 21, 2025 Economy & Markets
A R58bn hole that only tax can fill With a R58bn gap to fill after his VAT hike was shot down by the GNU cabinet, Godongwana faces a tough task finding the… by Vernon Wessels February 21, 2025 Economy & Markets
Budget interruptus: Mayhem as GNU rejects VAT hike It was mayhem in parliament on Wednesday as the National Treasury’s budget was pulled – hours after being released to journalists and economists… by Giulietta Talevi February 19, 2025 Economy & Markets·Politics
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