As South Africa braces for the tabled budget this Wednesday, the country's political landscape has again been set alight with speculation. An initial proposed increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) by two ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of the ruling coalition government. The proposal to ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s biggest political party plans a 0.75 percentage-point increase in value-added tax in a revised national budget this month, warning it will approach groups outside the ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The South African rand firmed on Monday, boosted by a news report that the country's biggest political party may back down on a plan to raise value-added tax (VAT) and dollar ...

South Africa’s SMMEs remain far behind global standards for tax and compliance modernisation, despite the country’s elevated ...

South Africa's finance minister has dropped plans to increase value-added tax (VAT), in a major climbdown to prevent the collapse of the coalition government. Enoch Godongwana's decision came after ...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's cabinet may expand the basket of zero-rated value-added tax (VAT) items after it was hiked by 1 percentage point in last week's budget, the minister of ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the National Treasury is looking at all options to avoid having to raise value-added tax but that the prospects for escaping such an increase are dim. The ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - South African retailer Woolworths Holdings' chief executive said on Thursday he did not believe a hike in value added tax (VAT) would have a negative impact on ...

News24 reports that as of September 2025, South Africa's inflation rate was 3.4%, but private school fees are expected to ...