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7 charming getaway homes for Gautengers under R2mWith long weekends around the corner, you might be thinking about the perfect getaway close to Johannesburg and Pretoria. Look no further…Get your own farmstead in Vredenburg Considered the business nerve centre of the West Coast, Vredenburg is usually also regarded as a springboard to other coastal towns - but now there is a growing demand for stands and smallholdings and residential homes in the immediate area.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.