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Taxpayers must bargain for accountable governance

The government will predictably object that taxpayers are sabotaging transformation, the same old argument whenever they face accountability

Running costs: SAA’s new majority shareholder Takatso said while the transaction was not concluded, due diligence was ‘substantially complete’

SAA takes to the skies again after 18 months grounded

After an 18-month hiatus, the national carrier has done away with major routes that would have required it to use much larger fleets

Coming out fighting: Riah Phiyega contends she has been made a ‘scapegoat’ for the Marikana massacre. (Herman Verwey/Gallo Images/Beeld)

Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’ to fight Marikana findings costs taxpayers

Nine years later, the government has not finalised damages claims, but has paid millions for Phiyega to contest the scathing findings against her

As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa

Stop squeezing the middle class

As we prepare to listen to another tough budget speech, it is time to recognise the vital but neglected role played by this strata in modern South Africa

But prices are expected to remain higher for longer in the wake of a tighter oil market

Audit Act introduces steps to prevent wasteful, unethical ‘loss’ of public money

The lack of accountability and consequences for deviant behaviour by government officials allowed the misuse of taxpayers’ money

Researchers have established, for instance, that spatial apartheid contributes directly to Joburg’s chronic unemployment. (Gallo)

Moving towards undoing Joburg’s spatial apartheid

The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the…

The church has fallen into the worldly trap of placing money and comfort above God.

Morals decide the state of the nation

But the church has fallen into the worldly trap of placing money and comfort above God

The crux of the issue, says senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand Lumkile Mondi, is how to hold the government accountable.

#TaxRevolt: SA may already be protesting against higher taxes

Tax compliance remains high as most taxpayers fear repercussions from Sars

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Take Eskom’s bitter pill and pay up

‘Difficult decisions’ must be made and there is no escape for the consumer and the taxpayer

‘The longer the ANC stays in power, the more our country will suffer from the rot of corruption.’ — DA leader Mmusi Maimane (David Harrison/M&G)

Maimane slams Zuma’s growing legal fees

Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane says the former president’s legal fees could cost taxpayers "millions"

Taxpayers come away smiling

Good news – for those who haven’t been using loopholes to avoid paying their dues.

Obama revives taxing millionaires proposal

Obama revives taxing millionaires proposal

Obama proposal is a symbol of the efforts the president and Democrats are making to portray themselves as champions of economic fairness.

Don’t smile, you’re being mugged

High taxes on investments has left taxpayers in a bad position.

KwaZulu-Natal will pay Cele’s legal costs

The taxpayer is picking up the tab for suspended police chief Bheki Cele’s defamation case as "a matter of principle".

The greatest con of the decade

The greatest con of the decade

Freedom is the disguise used by those who wish to exploit without restraint, denying the need for the state to protect the 99%.

Taxpayers not off the hook

Although Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan backed away from increases in personal tax this year, he clearly left the door open for future tax hikes.