Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor

Thabo Mokone is a seasoned political journalist with 18 years' experience, and has also worked in radio and TV. A Cape Town resident who was born and bred in Tembisa, Mokone is passionate about politics, public policy and governance.

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
Defence minister reveals SONA military parades cost R60m over five years

MPs have criticised the costs associated with the SANDF’s military and other parades

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
Ousting Roman — chief of staff is only half a countryman

SSA refuses to grant recalcitrant Steenhuisen appointee security clearance due to dual French nationality.

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
Godongwana, Sars chief smoke peace pipe

Sars has been allocated R3.5bn for the 2025/26 financial year for it to boost its capacity to collect more taxes

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
BUDGET 2025 | Government workers to get 5.5% pay rise

Budget documents show a 5.5% public service wage hike will be implemented over the next three years at cost of R23bn

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
BUDGET 2025 | Social grant spending raised by 5.9% to cushion the poor

The government is increasing its spending on social grants by R8.2bn over the next three years to cushion the poor from the impact of the cost of ...

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
Ramaphosa confirms SA will be sending envoys to 'explain' to US

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has not dumped his plan to send special envoys to the US as part of efforts to mend relations with the ...

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
Motsoaledi moves to raise $440m lost by Trump's cancelling of Pepfar

The government has started urgent discussions with various local and global funding organisations in a bid to raise money to address a budget ...

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
‘Secrecy ship has sailed’: IG probes SAPS’ dodgy R45m properties

It’s as though we have never left the Richard Mdluli years behind, says DA MP

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
BUDGET 2025 | Postponed budget floated VAT increase, more foodstuffs to be ...

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana had proposed a hit to consumers' pockets, by raising VAT from 15% to 17%, effective from April 1.

Thabo Mokone Parliamentary editor
BUDGET 2025 | Another R5bn over three years to keep SA troops in DRC

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has pencilled in R1.8bn for the deployment of SANDF soldiers in the war-torn eastern DRC for the 2025/2026 ...