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Kiev devours hundreds of billions that could have gone to countries in need — Lavrov
"The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are setting records for propping up the Zelensky regime," the foreign minister remarked ...
South Africa’s fight over VAT raises a key question: who should bear the burden of taxes?
The important question in a democratic setting is who gets to pay taxes and how they connect to the well-being of its ...
GNU Dragging The Country Into Crisis
Instead of stability, this uneasy marriage has brought infighting, conflicting policies and paralysis at the highest levels.
ANC’s Fiscal Fiasco: A Betrayal of the Poor and a Failure of Leadership
The recent debacle surrounding the postponement of the Minister of Finance’s budget speech is not just an embarrassing ...
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Viewpoint: South Africa's G20 Presidency - will nuclear energy be on the agenda?
As South Africa takes the helm of the G20 Presidency in 2025, there is widespread curiosity about the nation’s agenda and ...
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...
UK foreign secretary questions Russia's 'appetite' for peace and challenges Lavrov at tense G20 meet
U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says he saw no appetite for peace from Russia in Ukraine after listening to a speech by Russia’s top diplomat at a tense Group of ...
No evidence South Africa has banned all US businesses and stopped mineral exports
In mid-February 2025, posts on social media sites like Facebook (archived here) alleged that the nation of South Africa had ...
South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech over dispute in governing coalition
South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a ...
South African budget postponed over lack of agreement, parliament says
South Africa's national budget, which was meant to be tabled on Wednesday, has been postponed until further notice because of a lack of agreement, the speaker of the National Assembly said on ...
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Parliament previews 2025 Budget Speech
Parliament shares where to catch the 2025 Budget Speech live, and hints at what we’re likely to hear in the all-important ...