Pretoria: Efforts to step infrastructure development are accelerating in South Africa – to support economic growth and drive improved service delivery. According to South African Government News Agency, this momentum is detailed in the National Treasury’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) released recently. Earlier this year, Finance Minister Enoch

Cape town: Government’s assessment over the last few months on budgeting effectively and efficiently, shows that the state could save R6.7 billion by removing low-priority or underperforming programmes over the medium term. According to South African Government News Agency, the Targeted and Responsible Savings (TARS) initiative systematically identifies duplication, eliminates

Pretoria: Despite the introduction of the municipal Eskom debt relief programme in 2023, municipalities are still battling to address ballooning debt to the power utility. According to South African Government News Agency, the debt has grown to some R94 billion as of the end of March this year, up from

Johannesburg: National Treasury expects South Africa’s economy to grow by some 1.2% this year – marginally down from the 1.4% forecasted in the 2025 Budget. This according to the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) released by National Treasury on Wednesday. According to South African Government News Agency, the department

Cape town: In a landmark moment for South Africa’s monetary policy agenda, the government has decided to reduce the country’s inflation target to 3%, with a 1 percentage point tolerance band. This strategic move is expected to lower the cost of living and borrowing for households, businesses, and the government,

Johannesburg: The Ministry of Water and Sanitation has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating equitable and sustainable access to water and sanitation services across South Africa. The commitment was made at the Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) Africa and Global South Water and Sanitation Dialogue, which

Pretoria: Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has welcomed the reduction in South Africa’s unemployment rate, as reflected in Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third quarter of 2025. According to South African Government News Agency, the country’s official unemployment rate declined by

Madrid: Building effective and inclusive justice systems will take centre stage as global leaders meet in Spain for the 2025 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Justice Leaders’ Dialogue. Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Andries Nel will lead South Africa’s delegation to the Justice Leaders’ Dialogue, as