The postponement of the budget has escalated into a political skirmish among parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU).The budget, now set for...

Political parties were not pleased to have been told at the eleventh hour that the tabling of the 2025 budget would be postponed.

In an unprecedented move, South Africa’s 2025 budget speech was postponed at the last moment, signalling deep divisions within the Government of...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has launched a petition to oppose the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) increase, arguing that “South Africa needs more...

The business sector is disappointed that the budget speech has been postponed, but hopes that the GNU parties will come to an agreement.

Parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) are preparing to discuss the budget proposal for the 2025/26 financial year in the brief time...

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the postponement of the budget speech should not be seen as a “crisis” but rather a “Democracy at...

A high-stakes conference call between President Cyril Ramaphosa and coalition party leaders on Wednesday morning laid bare the deep divisions within...

For the first time in history, the 2025 National Budget Speech has been postponed due to disagreements over an alleged 2% VAT increase.

Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana was supposed to deliver the budget speech at 2pm on Wednesday afternoon.