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4 days ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone
Shock as Mashatile's bodyguards cleared of N1 assault in disciplinary hearing Allegations of 'rigged' process in disciplinary hearing over videoed roadside beating 11 May 2025 - 00:00 The eight notorious bodyguards of deputy president Paul Mashatile displayed stunning “impunity” and shocking disregard for due process during their almost two-year long disciplinary hearing, including unexplained no-shows and calling in sick without medical certificates...
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1 week ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone
Third time lucky? Enoch ropes in DA Deputy minister Ashor Sarupen is among DA finance specialists working with Treasury on a new budget, Helen Zille says 04 May 2025 - 00:00 Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has pulled the DA into direct involvement in redrafting the third version of the National Treasury’s budget following his failure to win approval for the two previous efforts...
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3 weeks ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone
Defence minister reveals SONA military parades cost R60m over five years MPs have criticised the costs associated with the SANDF’s military and other parades 23 April 2025 - 04:30 Military parades related to the State of the Nation Address have cost the fiscus almost R60m in the past five years, while another R42m has been spent on military parades during the annual Armed Forces Day...
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Kgothatso Madisa |Thabo Mokone
ANC poised to drop 0.5% VAT hike Party faces tough task of persuading finance minister Enoch Godongwana to find alternatives after parties reject increase 13 April 2025 - 00:00 By KGOTHATSO MADISA and Thabo Mokone The ANC is likely to drop its insistence on a VAT hike in this year’s budget, amid indications that none of the parties it held talks with this week would support it...
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone
Ousting Roman — chief of staff is only half a countryman SSA refuses to grant recalcitrant Steenhuisen appointee security clearance due to dual French nationality 13 April 2025 - 00:00 The complicated relationship between DA leader John Steenhuisen and his chief of staff in the department of agriculture, Roman Cabanac, just keeps getting more complex...
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Kgothatso Madisa |Lizeka Tandwa |Thabo Mokone
ANC, DA in push to save GNU Parties resume budget talks to resolve political crisis amid warnings from business of economic meltdown 06 April 2025 - 00:00 By KGOTHATSO MADISA, LIZEKA TANDWA and THABO MOKONE The ANC and the DA are scrambling to save the government of national unity (GNU) in its present form, with both sides admitting its collapse would be catastrophic for the economy and political stability...
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone |Lizeka Tandwa |Kgothatso Madisa
DA now readies for GNU exit DA leader John Steenhuisen says the party will not make a rushed announcement 03 April 2025 - 04:30 By THABO MOKONE, LIZEKA TANDWA and KGOTHATSO MADISA DA ministers and deputy ministers in the Government of National Unity are said to be preparing to exit their ministerial offices as the party finalises plans to quit government in the coming days...
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Lizeka Tandwa |Thabo Mokone
02 April 2025 - 13:47 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. DD260225 THOKO National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza will have to decide whether parliament will table a report from the standing committee on finance over the budget.
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1 month ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone |Kgothatso Madisa
Budget on a knife-edge as ANC seeks new talks with DA Time running out as DA pushes long list of economic reforms as a condition for supporting budget on Wednesday 30 March 2025 - 00:00 By Thabo Mokone and Kgothatso Madisa The chances of the government of national unity reaching agreement on the budget are hanging by a thread after the Presidency rejected a ramped-up set of demands from the DA, which include shared control of the economy...
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2 months ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Thabo Mokone |Kgothatso Madisa |Lizeka Tandwa
EFF 'willing' to negotiate with ANC over budget as DA seeks legal advice DA considers taking government to court to prevent it from implementing proposed VAT hike or to obtain taxpayer reimbursement 16 March 2025 - 00:00 By THABO MOKONE, KGOTHATSO MADISA and LIZEKA TANDWA The DA has obtained legal advice in a bid to oppose finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s implementation of the half a percentage point VAT increase on May 1, as the fallout over the budget intensifies...
