Pretoria: President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested the National Assembly to reconsider the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Amendment (RICA) Bill. This request stems from concerns about the bill’s potential vulnerability to constitutional challenges. According to South African Government News Agency, the President has expressed his

Johannesburg: Rand Water has appointed the Centre for Biological Control (CBC) to assist with biocontrol efforts on the Vaal River Barrage reservoir. The collaboration aims to manage the invasive alien plants, Pontederia crassipes, commonly known as water hyacinth, and Pistia stratiotes, or water lettuce, which have become a significant concern

Pretoria: President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed interim board members for the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) with effect from 1 December 2024 until a new board is appointed. The appointments were made in accordance with Section 10(8)(c) of the National Youth Development Agency Act, 2008, as amended. According to South

Cape Town: Government is ‘moving with the necessary speed’ to finalise South Africa’s draft Gas Master Plan. This is according to Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, who spoke at the LPG Week Conference held in Cape Town. According to South African Government News Agency, the master plan

Pretoria: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has, in a unanimous decision, opted to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down from 8% to 7.75%, effective from Friday. This marks the second consecutive repo rate cut under Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago, following

Pretoria: Government has welcomed the decline in consumer price inflation (CPI) from some 3.8% in September to 2.8% in October. The 2.8% CPI – which marks the lowest inflation rate in at least four years – was announced by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) this week. According to South African

Johannesburg: The Department of Basic Education is working to prevent the infiltration of industrial and agricultural pesticides into schools as part of a broader multidisciplinary effort to address the recent deaths of school-going children due to foodborne illnesses. Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube

Pretoria: National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has issued a warning that the police, through the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), will be closely monitoring adherence to the law. This announcement coincides with the initiation of integrated multidisciplinary compliance inspections across food handling facilities, manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and