BOOK REVIEW | Yellow & Confused

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana didn’t take kindly to being called “rogue” in parliament after defending his decision to increase VAT. He clashed with DA MP Mark John Burke over accusations that he ignored the Treasury’s advice on the controversial tax hike.

EFF MPs have criticised social development deputy minister Ganief Hendricks for allegedly using artificial intelligence to answer parliamentary questions.

The high court sitting in Saldanha Bay on Tuesday heard contradictory claims of Racquel “Kelly” Smith’s parenting and state of mind after the disappearance of her daughter Joshlin Smith in February 2024.  Two witness testified on Tuesday: Kelly Ziggers, whose mother had employed Smith as a domestic worker and social…

At 06:45 on Tuesday, Ekurhuleni Emergency Services received a report of a severe bus crash on the R21 heading OR Tambo International Airport. At least 12 people have died after the bus overturned at the R21/R24 split, causing major traffic delays and lane closures.

South Africans will soon learn how their finances will be affected as the government scrambles to address the budget crisis. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver the national budget speech on Wednesday after the budget was sent back to the drawing board last month when parties in the…