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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:45:23 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Activists criticise social grant “savings”</title>
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	<description>The Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) has criticised the 2026 Budget, warning that government’s efforts to generate billions of rands in savings in social grants risks leaving vulnerable people without support.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/smes-get-tax-breathing-room-as-vat-threshold-jumps-to-r23m-622921a</link>
	<description>South Africa’s 2026 National Budget introduces tax and regulatory changes aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including an increase in the Value Added Tax registration threshold and adjustments to capital gains tax exemptions.</description>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#Budget2026: Offshore transfer limit raised to R4m for South African couples</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/offshore-transfer-limit-raised-to-r4m-for-south-african-couples-399618a</link>
	<description>South African couples have reason to celebrate following the 2026 Budget announcement: the offshore transfer cap has doubled, allowing couples to move up to R4 m abroad each year without Reserve Bank approval or a Sars tax-clearance certificate.</description>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#Budget2026: SA pioneers cross-border trade reform with crypto and payments regulation</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-pioneers-cross-border-trade-reform-with-crypto-and-payments-regulation-177416a</link>
	<description>When Enoch Godongwana tabled South Africa’s 2026 Budget, the focus extended beyond fiscal discipline to reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s role in global trade.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#Budget2026: SA's actual growth numbers are not yet cause for celebration</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-actual-growth-numbers-are-not-yet-cause-for-celebration-066305a</link>
	<description>South Africa’s 2026 National Budget, delivered by Enoch Godongwana, arrived with a wave of optimism and headline wins. From a credit-rating upgrade and removal from the FATF grey list to signs that public debt is finally stabilising, the announcement suggested a country regaining its footing.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#Budget2026: Offshore investment limits doubled - what it means for your portfolio</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/offshore-investment-limits-doubled-what-it-means-for-your-portfolio-955234a</link>
	<description>Save, save, and save some more. That was the clear message from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his 2026 Budget announcement.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#Budget2026: Tax relief and infrastructure spending take centre stage</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tax-relief-and-infrastructure-spending-take-centre-stage-062835a</link>
	<description>South Africa’s 2026 National Budget charts a fiscally responsible path, stabilising debt while supporting growth and investor confidence.</description>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/major-tax-breaks-announced-what-you-need-to-know-395108a</link>
	<description>The 2026 Budget Speech by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers welcome relief to South Africans facing rising living costs. While excise duties, fuel levies, and the Road Accident Fund saw the usual adjustments, major positives include the cancellation of R20bn in proposed tax hikes - included in the May  2025 Budget - thanks to stronger-than‑expected revenue collection.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Will there be a “B” in the budget?</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/will-there-be-a-b-in-the-budget-628451a</link>
	<description>As the South African minister of finance prepares to deliver the 2026 Budget Speech, anticipation is mounting around the tax measures that will be announced to secure sustainable revenue for the coming financial year and beyond.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike</title>
	<link>https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/srd-grant-unchanged-other-sassa-social-grants-see-hike-173986a</link>
	<description>The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced that all social grants, excluding the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, will increase in the next financial year.</description>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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