South African consumers faced multiple financial pressures in 2025 as changes to the fuel levy and an increase in electricity ...

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says that South Africa's tax to GDP ratio is the highest it has ever been, with taxpayers ...

South Africa’s coalition Government of National Unity will likely mature in 2026 while the parties in it will also face their ...

Renowned economist Dawie Roodt says that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme will be a disaster for taxpayers and the ...

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has rejected a proposed 4.1% salary increase for politicians, judges and ...

Nigeria’s sweeping tax overhaul will leave Africa’s most populous economy with the lowest Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate among ...

In South Africa, hawala isn’t just shadowy—it’s a blatant crime. The Currency and Exchanges Act and its Exchange Control Regulations mandate that all cross-border funds must flow through authorized ...

The ANC and the DA suffered from an identity crisis. The ANC behaved as though it were still the governing party. On the ...

South Africa's fight against corruption and organized crime. From major State Capture prosecutions to shocking revelations of police-criminal collusion, this comprehensive timeline reveals how the ...

SCORE: B+ Finance minister Godongwana’s leadership this year faced its first test during the tabling of the national budget.

AXCENTIUM Zimbabwe (Axcentium) says the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 15,5% and the continued use of the ...

COSATU and other progressive civil society organisations successfully pushed back on government’s plan to increase VAT by two percentage points when it tabled the budget on 19 February; at the second ...