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5 easy-living homes in Cape’s Bellville priced from R2.2m With affordable prices, Bellville in the Western Cape offers great value for money with homes close to excellent schools, business hubs and plenty of amenities. Take a peek…Lots for 1st timers to buy in WCEscalating interest rates, the more stringent demands of the National Credit Act (NCA), and the general increase in property values may have made it more difficult for first-time buyers to enter the property market.Budget 2025: 0.5% VAT increase proposed for 2025 and 2026To raise the revenue needed, the government proposes to increase the VAT rate by half- a percentage point in 2025/26, and by another half-a-percentage point in the following year. This will bring the VAT rate to 16 per cent in 2026/27.