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Adjust the current political party funding threshold of R100 000 and limit of R15 million for inflation, or simply double it – these are the two options before the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs as it continues its work on a resolution to set the party funding limit and threshold.

Lawyers for former members of KwaSizabantu say their clients would never have put themselves through the ordeal of testifying before the CRL Rights Commission – and South Africa at large – had they known about legal advice the body received beforehand to the effect that their claims against the KwaZulu-Natal mission fell outside of its jurisdiction.

Treasury’s Chris Axelson said the potential of avoiding a second VAT hike next year is a powerful incentive to trim the fat in government and grow revenue — however, it’s hard to imagine expenditure inefficiencies will be sorted out in the next year.

Shares of logistics and mobility group Super Group climbed on Tuesday when it said that while Mozambique unrest, SA’s logistics dysfunction and the UK’s push towards electric vehicles have seriously dented its first half profits, it has reasons to be optimistic.

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber, a DA member, says ActionSA is “openly acknowledging the superiority of the DA’s policy platform over their own” after the party introduced a Bill that bears a striking similarity to the one Schreiber introduced to the previous Parliament.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has confirmed that none of the nine team members stationed at the Sanae IV South African Antarctic research base were required to be brought back to Cape Town following allegations of assault and sexual assault at the base.

African Rainbow Capital Investments (ARC Investments), the empowered investment company backed by Patrice Motsepe, has proposed a buyout of minority shareholders and a redomiciling back to SA amid to the gaping discount at which its shares.

With their feature-packed and attractively priced models, Chery has been making waves in the SUV segment. The recently introduced Tiggo Cross and Tiggo 8 Pro Max are two such offerings with a mix of comfort, technology, and affordability.

Absa’s appointment of Kenny Fihla as CEO means interim chief exec Charles Russon effectively gets promoted into obscurity, raising questions of whether he will stay on at the bank while also opening up debate on Standard Bank’s succession plans.

We previously revealed an international syndicate running online trading ‘scams’ worldwide that had a prominent presence in SA. Now we turn to the “back office” running the SA division: lawyers, fixers and other service providers that make it tick.