News you should know tonight: Top 5 stories you may have missed on July 10, 2025
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to hold his inaugural meeting with the newly appointed National Dialogue Eminent Persons Group (EPG) at the Union Buildings on Friday, 11 July 2025.
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President Ramaphosa to meet Eminent Persons Group to discuss National Dialogue amid criticism
President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to hold his inaugural meeting with the newly appointed National Dialogue Eminent Persons Group (EPG) at the Union Buildings on Friday, 11 July 2025. To read on, click here.
Judiciary demands evidence from Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi over serious allegations
The Judiciary has called on KwaZulu-Natal police chief Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to provide proof to support the allegations he levelled against high-ranking officials during a press briefing at the weekend. To read on, click here.
Nearly half of Treasury’s R92bn budget to modernise SARS and boost tax efficiency, says Godongwana
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says nearly 50 percent of Treasury’s R91.83 billion departmental budget over the medium term will go to the South African Revenue Service (SARS), marking a significant investment in modernising the country's tax collection systems. To read on, click here.
'My fellow South Africans': Family meeting called to decide Senzo Mchunu's fate
Fellow South Africans, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called a family meeting on Sunday to address allegations that Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior police leadership are linked to a criminal syndicate with ties to drug cartels. To read on, click here.
Excluded from SARS auto-assessment? Here’s why your tax return needs to be filed manually
SARS has explained that taxpayers are excluded from the auto-assessment process primarily when their tax profiles are considered too complex to be automatically calculated. To read on, click here.
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