Enoch Godongwana has announced a VAT increase of 0.5 percentage points in the 2025 budget. He hopes to increase it to 16% in 2026/27.

DA leader John Steenhuisen has announced that his party will not support Enoch Godongwana's 2025 budget in its current form.

MultiChoice has announced it is closing DStv's '1Max' channel, which features Showmax titles, and migrating its content to 'Mzansi Magic' in South Africa.

Multiracial households in South Africa have increased from 1.3% of all households in 2001 to 11.4% in 2022, according to Stats SA.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says South Africa aims to launch a digital ID system by 2029 as part of plans to end the green ID books.

Zee Nxumalo's hit single "Ngisakuthanda" has climbed to the number 1 spot on Apple Music South Africa charts. It is also certified multi-platinum.

The US embassy in South Africa has warned Afrikaners who wish to resettle in the US as refugees to beware of scams or exploitation.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again criticised AfriForum and Solidarity, accusing them of being "non-patriotic" and instigating Donald Trump's actions.

Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's pension funds can invest in government infrastructure projects without losing their members' funds.

The Hudson Institute warns the US Trump administration that "indiscriminate" measures against South Africa may collapse GNU and empower EFF and MK Party.

The Zulu royal house has requested to review and edit Season 2 of 'Shaka iLembe' before it is released, claiming there were misrepresentations on S1.

Qatar Airways has announced additional fights to various destinations, including in the Durban, South Africa to Maputo, Mozambique route.