Johannesburg: Africa Energy Commission Executive Director, Rashid Ali Abdallah, has welcomed South Africa’s proposal to establish an energy efficiency facility through the G20 Presidency legacy programme. Abdallah delivered his remarks on the sidelines of the third G20 Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting in the North West this week. According

Pretoria: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, with effect from the 1 August 2025. Addressing a media briefing on the MPC’s decision on the repo rate, SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago stated that the decision

Pretoria: Government has welcomed the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%. ‘Government welcomes the decision by the South African Reserve Bank to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%. The move provides much-needed relief for South

East london: The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has wrapped up the fourth strategic CoGTA-National Business Initiative (NBI) Roundtable focused on reviewing the 1998 White Paper on Local Government. This final session took place yesterday in East London, Eastern Cape, in anticipation of the 31

Johannesburg: South Africa’s proposed Africa Energy Efficiency Facility could emerge as a defining achievement of the country’s G20 Presidency – a bold, continent-led initiative that embodies African leadership on the global stage and turns commitments into action. According to South African Government News Agency, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Chief

Johannesburg: The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Press will launch a new book this evening that explores the diverse ways in which the Jukskei River has influenced the cultural, social, political, and scientific narratives of Johannesburg. Titled ‘Johannesburg from the Riverbanks: Navigating the Jukskei’, this volume is edited by Mehita

Pretoria: The Department of Home Affairs has dismissed five officials for corruption and sexual assault. ‘On Monday, 28 July 2025, the Department of Home Affairs dismissed a further five officials, with immediate effect, for offences ranging from fraud to sexual assault. The total number of officials dismissed between July 2024

Pretoria: Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has reaffirmed government’s commitment to tackling the growing challenge of water infrastructure sabotage and criminal activities of the so-called ‘water mafia’, who continue to violate citizens’ constitutional right to water access. Speaking during a webinar hosted by the South African Human Rights