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VAT hike vital to save state finances from harm – Godongwana
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has said that failing to raise the value-added tax rate from May would cause severe harm to state finances. This was
Freedom Under Law welcomes Concourt dismissal of Hlophe appeal
The Constitutional Court has dismissed uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s (MKP’s) leader in Parliament and impeached judge Dr John Hlophe’s appeal of the Western Cape High Court’s
Gandhis charged with money laundering
Two members of one of India’s most prominent political dynasties, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, have been charged with money laundering. The country’s financial crimes agency
“Pro-poverty” BEE premiums harm poorest South Africans the most – IRR
Scrapping the BEE premiums “is a practical alternative to resorting to the ‘tax-and-spend economics’ of hiking VAT, which has the harshest effects on the most
Soldiers trapped in DRC may have to come home by land
South African soldiers deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo remain unable to be extracted from the country, as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels retain control of
British tennis player apologises after asking opponent to put on deodorant
British tennis player, Harriet Dart, has apologised after she asked a match official to put on deodorant during a match. Dart was playing Lois Boisson
IRR Legal to challenge new employment race law in court
IRR Legal says it will challenge in court regulations that “bring the most counterproductive racial labour law in the 21st century, the Employment Equity Act (EEA),
Don’t worry, Trump doesn’t hold grudges − Presidency
Special envoy to the United States, Mcebisi Jonas, would likely not be prejudiced in his work because of impolitic comments he had made in 2020
SA unlikely to bid to host 2035 or 2039 Rugby World Cups
South Africa is unlikely to bid to host the 2035 or 2039 Rugby World Cups. This comes after the president of SA Rugby, Mark Alexander,
Scrapping BEE premiums key to creating “fiscal headroom” – IRR
Scrapping BEE premiums in public procurement policies could “create the fiscal headroom not only to avoid the controversial Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase, but in fact