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Parliament’s finance committee cancels meeting to discuss Finance Minister’s bill reversing proposed VAT increase. Budget process restarts due to legal challenge by opposition parties. National Treasury sent back to revise fiscal framework. Minister faces pressure to produce budget with majority support. Parliament delays bill processing until new budget is tabled.
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Spanish grid operator rules out cyber attack as cause of massive power cut in Spain, Portugal, and parts of France. Preliminary findings suggest no interference in control systems. Exact reason still unclear, investigation ongoing. Prime Minister vows to take necessary measures to prevent future occurrences. Experts believe multiple failures likely caused the outage. Ongoing investigation to determine the cause.
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Naspers appoints Nico Marais as CFO of Naspers and Prosus Group, effective immediately. Marais, who has been interim CFO since December 2024, brings over 25 years of financial leadership experience within the group. He will also join the Naspers board as financial director, pending shareholder approval for the Prosus board.
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Minister Gayton McKenzie vows to investigate hiring of foreign nationals at Robben Island Museum, prioritizing South Africans for vacancies. McKenzie assures committee of personal handling of the matter to ensure local employment opportunities.
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Western Cape police offer a R100,000 reward for info leading to the arrest of alleged taxi hitman Vuyo Tshukela, linked to multiple taxi-related murders in August and September 2024. Identikit released, arrest warrant issued. Contact Crime Stop at 08600 10111 with information.
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The Democratic Alliance challenges employment equity quotas in the Employment Equity Amendment Act, calling it “racial exclusion under a new name.” The party filed a court application against Minister of Employment and Labour Nomakhosazana Meth, contesting the Act’s sector-specific hiring quotas for designated groups. The law aims to address racial inequalities post-apartheid.
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Mark Carney’s Liberal Party is expected to form a government in Canada, falling short of a majority in the House of Commons. Carney is set to remain prime minister, with Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre projected to lose his seat. The Liberals lead in 168 seats, Conservatives in 144, Bloc Québécois in 23, NDP in seven, and Green Party in one.
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David Africa reveals in a book how Pagad dismantled the Hard Livings gang in a violent incident in 1996. He witnessed the lynching of gang leader Rashaad Staggie by a Pagad mob. Africa, a former Crime Intelligence officer, had predicted the violence and issued an alert two days before the incident.
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Anova Health Institute, a major recipient of Pepfar funding in South Africa, had its funding stopped in February, affecting NGOs like Hlokomela Clinic in Limpopo. The clinic had to reduce its HIV program, impacting 1,000 farm workers monthly. Founder Christine Du Preez shared their preparedness for such crises. Sindy Nkuna expressed fear and uncertainty after the US temporarily froze foreign aid in January.
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South Africa’s latest inflation data reveals rising coffee prices amid supply constraints, input costs, currency fluctuations, and trade wars. Despite a drop in headline inflation to a five-year low, coffee lovers face continued price hikes. Stats SA reports a CPI decline from 3.2% in February 2025 to 2.7% in March 2025, with food & non-alcoholic beverages inflation also decreasing.
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