As South Africa's youth unemployment crisis deepens, finding a job has become an expensive struggle for millions of young ...

In his state of the nation address earlier this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa promised that government would invest in social infrastructure to build a “nation that works for all”. Yet, just two ...

Civil organisations and opposition parties have described the R179.2bn Gauteng budget tabled on Tuesday as “reactive and stagnant”, saying it reflects no growth. Economic development MEC Lebohang ...

JOHANNESBURG - Children are dying from malnutrition while government's response remains limited. The health department reports that 38 children under five died in the first three months of this year.

With the next Medium-Term Expenditure Framework being drafted, South Africa has a significant opportunity to reimagine and implement the Gender Budget Statement as a meaningful document, but only if ...

The National Treasury has defended its decision to increase the general fuel levy in the budget 3.0 amid criticism over its broader tax policy. On Friday, officials from the Treasury and the South ...

Some civil society groups say it is not late for Parliament to rectify the adoption of the 2025/26 Fiscal Framework and the revenue proposals including the proposed Value Added Tax. Parliament managed ...

They also argued for increased spending for the health and education sectors, with the division of revenue to provinces and government departments. CAPE TOWN - Social justice and non-profit ...

Some say a VAT increase is not the only available option. Matshidiso Lencoasa from the Budget Justice Coalition is calling on the government to make the right decisions for its citizens.

Dan Corder (in for CapeTalk’s John Maytham) speaks with Matshidiso Lencoasa, Budget analyst at SECTION27 and Budget Justice Coalition Steering Committee member. SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter ...

Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape says it has received a high number of applications including those for student accommodation. The institution has stressed that accommodation is not ...