EFF march over dismissed Tshwane municipal workers

Parliament approved the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposal, the foundation of Budget 2025, but the vote was far from smooth. The drama around passing the budget shook South Africa’s fiscal stability and investor confidence and put the government of national unity (GNU) on thin ice. In a dramatic twist, the…

South Africa’s parliament approved a key piece of budget legislation despite objections from the second-biggest party in the coalition government, raising the risk of the alliance unravelling. DA leader John Steenhuisen said his party will file a legal challenge against the passing of the budget in the High Court because…

In this week’s feature of What to Watch, Leroy Marc reviews In the Friend, The Luckiest Man in America and Nice Indian Boy which are all in theatres and much more.

In this week’s music feature, musicologist Dr Sheldon Rocha Leal discusses backing vocalists that became famous musicians, the artists include Luther Vandross who began his career as a backing vocalist in the 1970s, contributing to albums by Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway.

The National Assembly has voted to adopt the 2025 Budget framework with a narrow majority. The final tally of the vote was 194 for and 182 against, with zero abstentions. The ANC voted with most of the Government of National Unity (GNU) members in tow, except the Democratic Alliance and…