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News today includes the embarrassment of postponing the budget speech until 12 March could have been avoided if the ANC communicated with the speaker in advance to postpone when the ruling party saw that they would not reach consensus on increasing VAT by 2%, but on the other hand it shows how well the government of national unity works.
Meanwhile, the Gauteng Liquor Board has suspended Zanzou nightclub’s operating licence with immediate effect.
Furthermore, eighteen World Cup-winning Springboks and a bunch of promising youngsters have been invited to attend a virtual Springbok alignment camp on Wednesday, 27 March, following the first in-person camp in Cape Town from Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 March.
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Budget speech postponement embarrassing but might be sign that GNU works
The embarrassment of postponing the budget speech until 12 March could have been avoided if the ANC communicated with the speaker in advance to postpone when the ruling party saw that they would not reach consensus on increasing VAT by 2%, but on the other hand it shows how well the government of national unity works.
Prof. Bonke Dumisa, an independent economic analyst, says it is unfortunate that the differences between the ANC and DA on the issue of any tax increases had to play itself out so badly and embarrassingly this afternoon.
“The ANC has been in power for a long time and understands how these things work. Upon realising that the issue of a possible 2% increase in VAT was going to be very divisive and would divide the community, it would have made sense to postpone.”
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ANC mayor in North West on sick leave after sex video leak
The mayor of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District in North West has taken a one-month sick leave after an explicit nude sex video of her was leaked in a WhatsApp group of her party’s provincial structures.
Norah Mahlangu, an ANC mayor in Tswaing Local Municipality, was embarrassed after her video was allegedly leaked to various party members in the province this week.
In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media platforms, Mahlangu can be seen on a bed removing her black bra to expose her breasts.
CONTINUE READING: ANC mayor in North West on sick leave after sex video leak
Gauteng Liquor Board suspends Zanzou nightclub’s operating licence
The Gauteng Liquor Board has suspended Zanzou nightclub’s operating licence with immediate effect.
On Wednesday, the GLB said the liquor licence was suspended due to ongoing criminal investigations.
Zanzou was thrust into the spotlight this week after videos surfaced of the brutal assault and sexual abuse of five young men at the venue.
CONTINUE READING: Gauteng Liquor Board suspends Zanzou nightclub’s operating licence
WATCH: Tyla’s ‘spirit tunnel’ moment hits over 6 million views in less than 24 hours
Tyla’s ‘spirit tunnel’ moment on The Jennifer Hudson Show has gone viral, gathering more than 6 million views on TikTok in less than 24 hours.
A ‘spirit tunnel’ welcome is a popular tradition on Hudson’s show, where the staff sing and dance for special guests as they walk onto the set.
The ritual has been used to surprise many international superstars, including Angela Bassett, Common, Ariana DeBose, Gwen Stefani, and Serena Williams, to name a few.
CONTINUE READING: WATCH: Tyla’s ‘spirit tunnel’ moment hits over 6 million views in less than 24 hours
Masuku, Roche, Steyn join World Cup veterans in Bok camps
Eighteen World Cup-winning Springboks and a bunch of promising youngsters have been invited to attend a virtual Springbok alignment camp on Wednesday, 27 March, following the first in-person camp in Cape Town from Monday 10 to Wednesday 12 March.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus last week named a group of 56 players, all SA-based, to attend the year’s first alignment camp.
The virtual camp will be with mainly overseas-based players as well as a few potential stars of the future and players Erasmus wants to get to know better.
CONTINUE READING: Masuku, Roche, Steyn join World Cup veterans in Bok camps
Here are five more stories of the day:
- Budget speech: ANC ministers also opposed VAT hike, Godongwana slams DA’s ‘identity crisis’
- ‘SA has no leadership’: Parties slam budget speech postponement over GNU dispute
- Ernst Roets resigns from Solidarity Movement and AfriForum after 20 years
- ‘A gun will be smuggled and someone will die’: MPs raise alarm over contraband flooding SA prisons
- 322 undocumented workers arrested in immigration enforcement operations
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