Mampara of the week: Enoch Godongwana

VAT’s the matter with SA’s finance minister?

27 April 2025 - 00:00 By Hogarth

The recent actions of finance minister Enoch Godongwana have left many citizens of the country scratching their heads. First he said he’d increase VAT by two percentage points — to howls of protests from most political parties. Then he changed his mind, reducing it to 0.5%...

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