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

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

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

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

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

Johannesburg: Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Jomo Sibiya has called for the dismantling of the misconception that competitiveness and fairness cannot co-exist in the global labour market. The Deputy Minister was delivering remarks at the Labour 20 (L20) South Africa 2025 Summit. According to South African Government News Agency, Sibiya

Johannesburg: As part of ongoing efforts to unlock infrastructure investments and strengthen the energy sector, the government is calling on investors to invest in the country’s transmission infrastructure through the Independent Transmission Projects (ITPs) Programme. This initiative marks the first time private investment will be allowed in South Africa’s transmission

Pretoria: President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Justice Dunstan Mlambo as Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa, effective from Friday, 1 August 2025. The appointment aligns with section 174(3) of the Constitution. According to South African Government News Agency, Justice Mlambo has served as Judge President of the