South Africa

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will deliver the closing remarks at the Global Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)

Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni has revealed that South Africa will champion the cause of the establishment of a G20 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Startup Working Group.

A state-of-the-art licensing centre has been opened at the Protea Glen Mall in Soweto, as part of the Gauteng Provincial Government’s commitment to bringing convenience and efficient services closer to the people.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has made a resounding call for the global community to “supercharge the clean energy age”, warning that the fossil fuel era is failing and that the world must seize the moment to accelerate a just, inclusive energy transition.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, the University of Zululand and Sol Plaatje University, will host the 6th Annual Emerging and Established African Researcher Training Academy from 28 July to 1 August 2025.

The eThekwini Municipality has approved the Cleansing and Solid Waste Turnaround Strategy during a special council meeting held at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre.

Eskom has confirmed that the two contractual disputes with Koeberg Nuclear Power Station contractor, Framatome, are being addressed through an agreed resolution process.

The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture has congratulated Banyana Banyana on their performance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.

South Africa is making a significant move in its global response to Tuberculosis (TB) by hosting a pivotal TB Vaccine Preparedness Workshop. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a new board for the National Youth Development Agency in terms of Section 9(1)(a) of the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) Act of 2008.

Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has been sworn in as Minister of that portfolio in Cape Town this afternoon.

In a move set to bolster the city’s creative economy, the eThekwini Municipality’s Economic Development Directorate has signed three Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with key stakeholders to strengthen Durban’s film and television sector.

Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for the immediate release of their detained staff member in Deir al Balah, in Gaza.

The Western Cape Education MEC, David Maynier, has announced that a total of 21 700 matric learners attended the “Back on Track” programme during the winter school holidays across the eight educati