National Treasury has put forward the most company-focused set of tax proposals in at least a decade, which is crucial for faster growth

From getting tough on municipalities to diamond export levies, here are the key numbers and policy changes from South Africa’s 2026 national budget

Scrapping the VAT hike isn’t going to push South Africa into a debt crisis. But without real growth and spending cuts, we’re drifting closer to the edge

The much-loathed VAT hike may be gone, but tensions in the government of national unity may yet torpedo the coalition

What precipitated the party’s climbdown on the VAT issue?

Budget 2.0 was finally tabled, with VAT still going up, but by only 0.5 percentage points a year over two years. The DA, however, won’t support this

The time-strapped person’s guide to the budget

It was mayhem in parliament on Wednesday as the National Treasury’s budget was pulled – hours after being released to journalists and economists

Non-consensual tax is a no-no, finance minister Enoch Godongwana has learnt the hard way.