South Africa

Households who consume finer items of the food basket like rye and low GI bread will from 1 April need to dig deeper into their pockets.

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said the National Treasury, in close cooperation with the Reserve Bank, the Financial Intelligence Centre and the South African Revenue Service, is taking several steps to detect, disrupt and deter illicit financial flows.

Applications for fully-funded international scholarships for 2018 are now open for South Africans to study abroad.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the day in which the SS Mendi sank, is a day that allows the country to remember all the men and women who have paid the ultimate price in defence of freedom, peace and justice.

The Gauteng government says it will leave no stone unturned to fight Listeriosis, as the province carries the highest burden of the diseases in the country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has a national plan to create jobs and make a dent on poverty and inequality.

This afternoon Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba will table his maiden Budget speech in the National Assembly.

Energy Minister David Mahlobo and his Deputy Thembisile Majola have dismissed media reports that they deliberately misrepresented facts about the investigations into the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF).

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday hosted a cocktail function at Tuynhuys in Cape Town to honour his predecessor Jacob Zuma.

Police top brass have condemned the “cold-blooded attack” of the police officers stationed at the Ngcobo Police Station in Umtata, Eastern Cape.

As part of post State of the Nation Address (SONA) activities, the annual Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) is scheduled for Thursday to raise funds for a social responsibility initiative.

President Cyril Ramaphosa as the Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will this morning officiate the Armed Forces Day celebrations in Kimberley, Northern Cape.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the most important people are ordinary South Africans, who are faced with socio-economic challenges ranging from poverty to diseases. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa says an announcement regarding changes to the National Executive will be made at an appropriate time.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Marikana tragedy stands out as the darkest moment in the life of South Africa’s young democracy.