SARS ready to accommodate 0.5% VAT increase withdrawal
SARS indicated that the following measures would apply to VAT vendors from 1 May.
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Pope Francis: the first post-colonial papacy to deliver messages that resonate with Africans
Pope Francis’ papacy was anchored on what he calls a “revolution of tenderness”. This reflects two central themes: the courage to dream and the culture of encounter.
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New survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters
Some scientists have become publicly visible, regularly appearing in the media. Some have become media stars. There are even a few scientific celebrities.
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Flooding incidents in Ghana’s capital are on the rise. Researchers chase the cause
Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, has established a task force to find ways of improving flood resilience in the country.
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South Africa: state of the nation 30 years into democracy
The weakening of accountability allowed unethical practices to flourish. It also undermined the very ideas that had originally set the state on a path of inclusive development.
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Rating agencies don’t treat the Global South fairly: changes South Africa should champion in G20 hot seat
The major credit rating agencies exist to opine on the likelihood that a debtor (say, a country) will repay their creditors on time and in full.
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Pope Francis: why his papacy mattered for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalised
The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from outside the west in the modern era, Pope Francis was elected leader of the Catholic church on 13 March 2013.
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Sexual predators at school: why South African law is failing to protect children from teachers
When cases of misconduct in schools emerge, they tend to follow the same pattern: public outcry, media involvement and political promises.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Saturday, 26 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Morning showers in KZN, fine inland, and fire danger in the Western Cape. Heatwave persists in parts of the Northern Cape.
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VAT hikes can raise tax without hurting the poor: an economist sets out the evidence
This piece draws on a longer article which explores these issues in greater detail. Here, I focus only on the VAT issue.
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John Steenhuisen hopes to mend GNU coalition with ANC
DA leader John Steenhuisen says the party is working to fix relations with the ANC after the VAT hike issue almost fractured the Government of National Unity.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Friday, 24 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Widespread showers in KZN and Eastern Cape. Isolated thundershowers inland. Fire risk remains high in parts of the west.
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Eskom plunges SA into Stage 2 loadshedding
Eskom has implemented Stage 2 loadshedding due to high electricity demand, unplanned outages, and extensive planned maintenance.
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Zelensky cuts South Africa visit short after Kyiv attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ended his South Africa visit early after a deadly Russian attack on Kyiv, amid tensions over a US-proposed peace deal.
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Enoch Godongwana reverses 0.5% VAT hike: Here’s what it means
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has scrapped the 0.5% VAT increase that was set to take effect on 1 May, following political and legal pressure.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Thursday, 24 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Widespread thunderstorms and flooding risk over central and eastern regions. Showers continue across coastal provinces.
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Outage-laden Capitec Bank posts huge earnings in 2025 financial report
Capitec Bank reported a 30% surge in 2025 headline earnings as customers faced repeated app outages and executives walked away with multimillion-rand payouts.
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Second Tembisa Hospital fire breaks out: Here are the latest updates
Another fire has broken out at Tembisa Hospital, days after a blaze in the emergency unit, raising concerns over the facility’s infrastructure.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Wednesday, 23 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast: Widespread thunderstorms expected in central regions. Showers and rain in coastal cities. Cooler, cloudy conditions persist.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Tuesday, 22 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 21 April 2025: Severe storms and coastal rain warnings across Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape and KZN.
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Pope Francis dies: Cause of death, biography, reactions
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and non-European Pope in over 1,200 years, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican confirmed on Easter Monday.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Monday, 21 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast for Monday, 21 April 2025: Storm warnings for Northern Cape and Free State, rain in coastal areas, partly cloudy inland.
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South Africa’s coalition government is at risk of crumbling: why collapse would carry a heavy cost
It’s too soon to tell whether this is happening, but anecdotal evidence suggests there are some green shoots.
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Ritual murder of children: study in Ghana and Kenya explores who’s doing it and why
In many African communities, there are widespread beliefs relating to the use of human body parts for traditional healing rituals.
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South Africa finally has a masterplan for a renewable energy industry: here’s what it says
The masterplan has been drawn up so that it aligns with South Africa’s existing national target of adding 3–5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity each year to 2030.
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Why a psychopath wouldn’t hesitate to cause another global financial crisis – if there was something in it for them
These traits make them ruthless in pursuit of their own agendas and entirely focused on self-promotion and self-advancement.
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Solar company changed its story just before gagging whistleblowers
Whistleblower alleges he was tricked into believing he was buying locally made material
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Six distinctions but no ID: Top matriculant’s hope of becoming a doctor crushed
“My mother was a citizen, yet I cannot get an ID” says Emmanuel Ndlovu
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Inside the government’s confused response to the US funding crisis
The government could have used emergency allocations to finance defunded services but has failed to do so.
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South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Saturday, 19 April 2025
South Africa weather forecast for Saturday, 19 April 2025: Isolated storms in the north, fire risk in the Western Cape, fine along southern and eastern coasts.