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Busi Chimombe

Johannesburg, South Africa

SABC News Politics Journalist

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  • 1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Busi Chimombe

    The African National Congress (ANC) has said in a statement that it held a cordial meeting with the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) recently as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen multiparty consensus and deepen democratic accountability in the Government of National Unity (GNU).

  • 1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Busi Chimombe

    Leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Freedom Front Plus are scheduled to meet today to discuss the budget impasse which is threatening the government of national unity. On Saturday, leaders of the ANC and the Democratic Alliance (DA) met in Sandton, Johannesburg. The bone of contention is the ANC-proposed increase in Value-Added Tax, which is included in the 2025 budget that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered in Parliament last month.

  • 1 week ago | sabcnews.com | Busi Chimombe

    The EFF is adamant that it will not support the 2025 budget despite meeting with a high-level delegation that ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula led in Sandton, Johannesburg yesterday. In a statement, the EFF says the engagement must not be mistaken for participation in seeking alternatives to the VAT increases. The EFF says the budget in its current form punishes the poor. EFF Statement On Meeting With African National Congress.

  • 3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Busi Chimombe

    The African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have once again failed to reach an agreement on the budget speech tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Last night, DA and ANC negotiators met for a final round of negotiations ahead of the parliamentary sitting this week. The DA would accept the VAT increase of 0,5% and in return wanted the NHI, Bela and Expropriation Acts repealed. However, the ANC refused.

  • 3 weeks ago | sabcnews.com | Busi Chimombe

    Lobby group, AfriForum, says that it will push for Afrikaners, farmers and other minority groups to protect themselves within the confines of the law. This follows yesterday’s Constitutional Court judgment, which dismissed its bid to appeal the rulings of the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Equality Court that the “Kill the Boer” song does not constitute hate speech. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel has described yesterday’s judgment as shocking.

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19 Feb 25

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6 Feb 25

#SONA #SABCNews President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his SONA by paying tribute to 14 SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC. He says the national Flag will from tomorrow morning fly at half mast for a week

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Busi Bopela @BusiBopela
6 Feb 25

#SABCNews The Red Berets arrive at the Cape Town City Hall in full cry… https://t.co/jrg1eol9Hp