·5 Nov 2025
South Africa is heading for a value-added tax (VAT) increase because other taxes are at their maximum, and cutting spending is politically suicidal for the ANC, leaving VAT as the only viable option.
This is according to Efficient Wealth chief economist Dawie Roodt, who explained why a VAT increase is only a matter of time.
Looking back at the country’s tax history, Roodt noted that VAT was first introduced in 1978 at 4%. “Owen Horwood, who was the finance minister at the time, said it’s never going higher than 4%—never, ever,…
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Fun South African Fact: Despite the country’s status as a democratic republic, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal has a monarchy, specially provided for by the Constitution. Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu is the King of the Zulu Nation, has 27 kids and 6 wives and lives, literally, like a King!
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