EDITORIAL | The state has played fair with fuel. It must do the same with food

Government must consider VAT proposals because the cost of food items is more than 10% up on last year

03 April 2022 - 17:31

Cash-strapped South Africans can at last heave a sigh of relief, thanks to finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement that the fuel levy will be cut by about 40%...

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