As South Africa faces a proposed VAT increase, this article explores the complexities of the budget, the government's approach to social grants, and the real issues affecting the poor.

South Africa's lawmakers will scrutinise the 2025 budget in the coming weeks, with amendments not ruled out as political parties weigh up a contentious plan to raise value-added tax.

Importers of low-value parcels destined for South Africa will soon pay value added tax, the country's tax authority said, as an interim measure to protect a clothing industry facing fierce ...

STORY: South African beverage company owner Ndumiso Madlala fears an upcoming VAT hike could hurt his small business, which produces alcoholic ginger beer and soft drinks.To boost revenue, the ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of the ruling coalition government. The proposal ...

South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana sees no alternative to a tax increase at the heart of a budget impasse that is threatening to unravel the country’s governing coalition.. The ...

A South African court ordered that a proposed increase in the value-added tax rate be suspended, formally scrapping the measure. The ruling on Sunday brings to an end a dispute between the two ...

South Africa’s annual budget presentation was postponed last week for the first time since the end of white minority rule in 1994, as disagreements arose within the coalition government.