Pretoria: Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the latest third-quarter economic data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), which shows the first signs of growth of 0.1% in the construction sector after three consecutive quarters of decline. This follows the Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third

Trade: Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has reaffirmed that South Africa’s economic transformation is ‘a constitutional and moral imperative’ – warning that slow progress, non-compliance and fronting continue to undermine efforts to redress apartheid’s economic legacy. Addressing a National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Oral Reply session on Tuesday,

Pretoria: Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Mimmy Gondwe, has outlined her vision for a more effective higher education system in South Africa, focusing on employability and entrepreneurship as key outcomes of education. Speaking to SAnews, Gondwe emphasized the importance of aligning education with the demands of the

Polokwane: The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority, Dr. Michael Masiapato, has confirmed the interception of illegal veterinary medicines at the BMA Port Agriculture. According to South African Government News Agency, on 26 November, officials successfully intercepted aircrafts from Kenya and Tanzania that were carrying veterinary medicines, specifically ‘Berenil’, in

Pretoria: South Africa’s longstanding engineering capability and growing localisation drive took centre stage at the Rail Live 2025 Expo, last week. According to South African Government News Agency, the African Rail Industry Association (ARIA) formed part of a delegation of nine companies, which participated in the Department of Trade, Industry

Gqeberha: The Government of South Africa, through the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC), will host the Africa, Europe, and Middle East (AEME) Earthquake Response Exercise (ERE) 2025 this week. The event will take place at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha from 1 to 5 December 2025. According to South African

Pretoria: The National Treasury has released the operating and capital budgets for municipalities as adopted by their respective councils, aiming to empower communities to hold their municipal councils accountable. These budgets provide a comprehensive overview of expected revenue and expenditure trends in Local Government over the next three years, referred

Buffalo city: Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has commended provincial Human Settlements MECs for ensuring that provinces and metros are on track to use their 2025/2026 allocations to accelerate the delivery of adequate housing and improve household living conditions. Delivering her opening remarks at the final meeting of the Minister