Vavi warns workers to avoid 'butcher of the working class' after budget: Trade unionist Zwelinzima Vavi has warned workers to start organising themselves against exploitation after “multibillionaire” President Cyril Ramaphosa made it clear that mines and monopoly companies have nothing to worry about. Vavi was addressing the National Congress of the Transport Action … [Read more...] about Vavi warns workers to avoid ‘butcher of the working class’ after budget
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Skhumba weighs in on Budget Speech
Skhumba weighs in on Budget Speech: The People’s Side Bae, Skhumbuzo “Skhumba” Hlophe, has come up with ways people can use to escape the VAT hikes announced during Wednesday’s budget speech in parliament. In his highly anticipated budget speech, Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, announced that Value Added Tax will be increasing from 14% to 15% starting from 1 April 2018. This … [Read more...] about Skhumba weighs in on Budget Speech
OPINION: 2018 Budget Speech: The small biz wish list
OPINION: 2018 Budget Speech: The small biz wish list: OPINION: 2018 Budget Speech: The small biz wish list: Next Wednesday, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba's Budget speech for 2018/9 will outline the country's economic growth strategy for the year to come. Small and medium businesses, feeling the pressure of a tight economy, will be hoping to see initiatives from the … [Read more...] about OPINION: 2018 Budget Speech: The small biz wish list
Last-Minute Tips to Celebrate Valentine’s Day within Budget ?
Last-Minute Tips to Celebrate Valentine’s Day within Budget ?: Zeeva – Valentine’s Day For some reason or another there are certain days of the year that you always seem to remember. What about the 14th of February? Is it not a well-known date on your calendar? It is the ‘month of love’, whether you like it or not. So why not make it easier for yourself? You can … [Read more...] about Last-Minute Tips to Celebrate Valentine’s Day within Budget ?
Zuma’s #FreeEducation promise could strain budget, fan protests
Zuma’s #FreeEducation promise could strain budget, fan protests: Zuma’s #FreeEducation promise could strain budget, fan protests: President Jacob Zuma stirred a hornet's nest with his sudden pronouncement of free higher education for the poor last month, raising fears of chaos at universities now facing a barrage of applications from thousands of hopeful students who … [Read more...] about Zuma’s #FreeEducation promise could strain budget, fan protests
