With National Treasury announcing the reversal of the contentious 0.5 percentage points VAT hike on Thursday (24 April), ...

National Treasury announced that government had backtracked on its plan to raise VAT by 0.5% next month but also warned that tough spending decisions lie ahead to fill a R75 billion budget gap.

The party of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has reversed a controversial proposed value-added-tax (VAT) rise that ...

No drama, just results: BOSA plays principled role in stopping 0.5%-point VAT hike Following weeks of intense deliberation ...

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While all the focus is on the reversal of the VAT hike in South Africa, individual taxpayers are still on the hook for almost ...

The government's last-minute reversal of the VAT hike sparked criticism, as businesses had already spent millions.

The African National Congress (ANC) and nine other political parties on Thursday rubbished claims by the Democratic Alliance ...

South Africa needs an independent water and sanitation regulator to drive accountability, attract investment and improve service delivery in South Africa, as success stories in other countries have ...

The South African government has canceled a proposed tax increase that has threatened to collapse the unity government after ...

Is former SABC executive Hlaudi Motsoeneng abusing the legal process by appealing against a ConCourt decision ordering him to ...

South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of ...