Nicola Mawson

1 month ago | dfa.co.za | Ashley Lechman |Mayibongwe Maqhina |Kamogelo Moichela |Nicola Mawson

ANALYSISExperts weigh in on the recent government Budget announcements, highlighting the implications of pension and social grant increases, VAT stability, and rising fuel levies for consumers. Image: Ayanda Ndamane / Independent Newspapers. CONSUMERS can expect the increases in pensions and social grants, announced in the Finance Minister's March Budget, to remain in place - although experts warn that challenges lie ahead.

1 month ago | dfa.co.za | Mayibongwe Maqhina |Mthobisi Nozulela |Kamogelo Moichela |Nicola Mawson

While the National Treasury acknowledges that the fuel levy was regressive, it maintains that it was one of the options that needed to be considered and was increased in line with inflation. Image: Kopano Tlape / GCISTHE NATIONAL Treasury has been accused of fooling taxpayers by proposing an inflation-related increase in the fuel levy as a replacement for the now-scrapped VAT hike.

2 months ago | businessreport.co.za | Ion Jauregui |Nicola Mawson |Lee Rondganger

TARIFFSIon Jauregui|Published 42 minutes agoPlatinum products. Giants such as Anglo American Platinum and Impala Platinum (Implats)—whose financial performance is closely tied to the global price of the metal—have been forced to reassess their operational strategies. Image: SuppliedBy Ion Jauregui Under a sky of uncertainty and volatility, platinum emerges as a key player in a global economic landscape marked by trade tensions and geopolitical challenges.

2 months ago | businessreport.co.za | Yogashen Pillay |Siphelele Dludla |Edward West |Nicola Mawson

AGRICULTURESouth African sugarcane farming associations have raised alarms as potential tariff increases by US President Donald Trump threaten to disrupt the already precarious equilibrium of the local sugar industry. Dr. Thomas Funke, CEO of SA Canegrowers, on Monday urged the government to continue to prioritise negotiations with the US on tariff reductions and exemptions to help create certainty in the agricultural industry.

2 months ago | shorturl.at | Nicola Mawson |Ashley Lechman |Se-Anne Rall |Jason Woosey

DA leader John SteenhuisenImage by: Ayanda Ndamane / Independent NewspapersPublished 11h ago | Published 11h agoThe Democratic Alliance (DA) has suffered a bloody nose after losing the fight over the controversial VAT hike in the proposed 2025 Budget. This, after the African National Congress (ANC) supported a proposal by ActionSA to remove the 0.5% VAT increase, giving taxpayers some much-needed breathing room.