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Improving efficiencies in government spending

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Work is underway to enhance government’s budget process after expenditure reviews identified tens of billions of rands in potential savings from poorly performing or inefficient programmes that can be redirected in future budgets.

Government programmes do empower inmates – Minister Groenewald

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Minister of Correctional Services, Dr Pieter Groenewald, says that the country’s Self-Sufficiency and Sustainability Strategic Framework (SSSF) not only creates employment opportunities for offenders in farms, bakeries, gardens, and abattoirs, but also empowers them.

Government reworks SANDF funding

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The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has announced that government is reconfiguring funding for the troop deployment to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Consumer inflation edges higher

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Headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation for April was 2.8%, slightly higher than March’s 2.7%, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has announced.

Key goal is to keep doors open with the U.S. – Minister Steenhuisen

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Washington D.C., United States - Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has emphasised that South Africa’s visit to Washington D.C. in the United States is about doing the hard work of preserving trade, protecting jobs, and ensuring that the country’s agricultural economy not only survives but thrives.

President’s visit a crucial cog to resetting SA-U.S. relations

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Washington, D.C., United States – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has emphasised the significance of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the United States of America (USA), saying it is crucial for resetting bilateral trade relations between the two countries.

President Ramaphosa hopeful for positive outcome for SA

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Washington, D.C., United States – President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed optimism about his upcoming engagement with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, signalling South Africa’s firm intent to secure a mutually beneficial trade deal and reinforce diplomatic ties between the two nations.