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Circumcision has been shown in large clinical trials to be effective at reducing the risk of HIV transmission. But devices need to be thoroughly tested for safety before they are used. Photo of a scalpal: Wikimedia user Rickyblax (CC BY-SA 4.0)

KZN rolls out controversial circumcision device amid safety concerns

The safety and track record of the CircumQ devices has been questioned

Budget botch: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana (Dwayne Senior/Getty Images)

VAT battle is over but coalition crisis continues

Meetings are due in coming days and weeks to undo the damage after the finance minister caved on the tax increase

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget. Photo: Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images

VAT to remain at 15% after Godongwana caves

The finance ministry in a midnight announcement said the decision was informed by consultations with political parties

The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary process used to adopt the fiscal framework

Approval of the fiscal framework was rooted in deception, court hears

Counsel for the EFF told the high court that ActionSA was swindled in an unconstitutional manner to support a VAT hike.

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana.(Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Godongwana tells court VAT increase cannot be interdicted

Amending his proposal at this stage would force more borrowing, the minister warned in papers filed in response to the DA

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget. Photo: Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images

Budget scrapes through the National Assembly after DA revolt

The Democratic Alliance now plans to challenge the fiscal framework in court, further raising the tension around its future in the ruling coalition

Hazard: Old tyres are collected for recycling (above) but the flawed management plan to do so has resulted in huge stockpiles. Photo: Redisa

Redisa versus the government: Legal row over discarded tyre crisis

The state’s waste tyre management plan faces a court challenge over unrealistic targets