The extra cash raised from tax collection narrows the 2025/2026 budget deficit and enables the government to add funding for spending priorities.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has adjusted the budget of the international relations and co-operation department by R100m to close the funding shortfall for hosting the G20 leaders’ summit due to take place next weekend.

Social development minister lands in hot water over misleading parliament on the chaotic running of her department

A top executive at the troubled uMgeni-uThukela Water (UUW) utility has been suspended for attempting to stop one of his colleagues from flying to New York to run in a marathon at a huge cost to the entity.

One official flew first-class to New York City to take part in city’s annual marathon

Cabanac's lawyers argue that the process followed in firing him was in breach of the Public Service Act

At the heart of the issue is Mkhwanazi’s availability to appear before the parliamentary ad hoc committee, while at the same time he is due to appear before the judicial commission of inquiry led by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, between September 17 and September 22.

Public works minister Dean Macpherson says his department is this year extending the conduct of lifestyle audits on “400 high-risk officials” after completing those on 48 senior managers in the 2022/23 financial year.

DA leader and agriculture minister John Steenhuisen has strongly rebuked President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing him of “double standards” for axing deputy minister Andrew Whitfield, while ANC ministers “lying to parliament” and “accused of state capture" remained untouchable

Electricity and energy minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa has strongly rejected allegations of any wrongdoing in Eskom’s decision to give a R9.5bn energy tender to a company chaired by one of its former COOs, Jan Oberholzer.