South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana cancelled the unveiling of the country’s 2025 Budget as it was due to be ...

It is bad for your economy.” In 2022 government employed 1.2 million people. The position of Finance Minister Enoch ...

Discover the implications of the unprecedented postponement of South Africa's 2025 Budget Address, as experts weigh in on its ...

In an unprecedented move, South Africa's 2025 Budget Speech has been postponed due to GNU disagreements. While markets react ...

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In this latest edition of the Sunday Show, Neil de Beer slams ESKOM’s farcical explanation for how the country was plunged into Stage 6.

Financial experts warn that a potential VAT increase could devastate South African households already struggling with rising ...

The great leadership reshuffle is not so much a fresh start as it is a clearance sale of expired political stock. There’s a 50% markdown on charisma, 33% off intellectual depth, a buy-one-get-one-free ...

South African businesses are grappling with uncertainty around the government’s economic plans after the unprecedented ...

Millions of people will receive grants from Sassa in 2025. Here's the Sassa payment dates for March 2025. The South African ...

This weekly news diary is compiled by Ockham Communications, a public affairs firm based in Cape Town. The Ockham Observer looks ahead to the week ...

Enoch Godongwana’s job has been made easier by the humiliating rejection of his budget. After licking his wounds and dusting his nose, he has to pull out the axe and behave like a madman.