Discover the implications of the unprecedented postponement of South Africa's 2025 Budget Address, as experts weigh in on its ...

Political analysts attribute the postponement of South Africa’s 2025/26 budget to a lack of consultation among coalition ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa defended the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana after the first GNU budget speech was postponed ...

“The are some people who say we did not pass the budget because we are scared of the DA. No, it is us, the ANC, who want to ...

Sindisiwe Patience Mkhize approached the court after her arm was broken when a large group of passengers ran through the ...

In this latest edition of the Sunday Show, Neil de Beer slams ESKOM’s farcical explanation for how the country was plunged into Stage 6.

The budget fiasco did not happen simply because the ANC is slow to realise that it has lost its political dominance. Nor ...

The great leadership reshuffle is not so much a fresh start as it is a clearance sale of expired political stock. There’s a 50% markdown on charisma, 33% off intellectual depth, a buy-one-get-one-free ...

This weekly news diary is compiled by Ockham Communications, a public affairs firm based in Cape Town. The Ockham Observer looks ahead to the week ...

Millions of people will receive grants from Sassa in 2025. Here's the Sassa payment dates for March 2025. The South African ...

Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, proposed raising the value-added tax (VAT) from 15% to 17% to address a significant budget deficit. This proposal led to a cabinet rift, resulting in the ...