Kempton Park: Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane has urged the various entities and branches of her department to collaborate more effectively in enhancing the informal settlements upgrading programme. The goal is to ensure the provision of es…

Cape Town: South Africa will leverage its G20 Presidency to review the group’s processes, focus on financing for development, and address growth barriers in developing countries, particularly in Africa. National Treasury Director-General, Dr. Duncan P…

Cape Town: President Cyril Ramaphosa says the events of last week present an opportunity to raise the level of understanding among South Africans around the budget and what it means for them. This comes as the annual Budget Speech by the Minister of F…

Pretoria: South African journalists and media professionals are being encouraged to submit their entries for the 2025 SADC Media Awards competition. This prestigious event is open to journalists from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) M…

Limpopo: Thirty undocumented persons and five alleged illegal sand miners were arrested in a South African Police Service (SAPS) operation in Limpopo at the weekend. Operation Vala Umgodi led to arrests in the SAPS’ operation carried out in collaborat…

Eastern Cape: The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to ensuring safer customary initiations. The Minister led a productive engagement with Eastern Cape tradi…

Cape Town: The digital Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS) visa initiative is bearing fruit with the first group of visitors from China having arrived in South Africa at the weekend. Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber, along with Tourism Minister…

Durban: Government is committed to ensuring that the more than 24,000 black small-scale sugarcane farmers remain an integral part of the multi-billion-rand sugar industry, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said. The industry is the bedrock of rura…