COALITION GOVERNMENT OP-ED The GNU at one — serial crises and continual turmoil are the order of the day 8 min 1 By Susan Booysen
NO TO AUSTERITY ‘Cut corruption, not clinics. Tax the rich, not the poor,’ says Cosatu at Workers’ Day rally 5 min 2 By Julia Evans
ANALYSIS VAT debacle shines a light on a fragile coalition - and R75bn question remains 6 min 12 By Yeshiel Panchia
ANALYSIS ‘Only game in town’: Treasury must now slash the fat with no hike for the VAT 4 min 9 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Budget 2025: How the government is extracting more while providing less for citizens 5 min 5 By Stephen Grootes
2025 BUDGET Godongwana’s premise that a VAT hike is needed to fund SRD grant is strongly opposed 4 min 25 By Julia Evans
OPEN LETTER Petition to SA ministers of finance and health — don’t hike VAT, raise tax on harmful products 3 min 6 By Health Professionals
THE BUDGET THAT WASN’T ‘We must now move on’ – Ramaphosa downplays Budget fiasco 4 min 5 By Victoria O’Regan
RISING INSTABILITY From confidence to chaos: the implications of South Africa’s unfolding Budget crisis 4 min 29 By Stephen Grootes
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Cyril Ramaphosa is still the man to lead us to the Promised Land 5 min 0 By Daily Maverick Reader
