South Africa

Pretoria – The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) Phase II is envisaged to be completed in 2025, says Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane.

It is my privilege to present the twentieth Medium Term Budget Policy Statement for consideration of the House and all South Africans.

Cape Town - A Public Procurement Bill, aimed at consolidating the legal and policy framework for supply chain management, will be considered by Cabinet before April 2017, National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Cape Town - South Africa’s antiretroviral treatment programme is now reaching 3.5 million people, National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has in terms of section 39 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act of 4 of 2013) and on the recommendation of the National Assembly, appointed members of the Information Regulator.

Cape Town - Government is closely monitoring four state-owned companies (SOEs) with the aim of not only stabilising them but mitigating any risks they could pose to public finances, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

Cape Town - A new conditional grant to support the employment of social worker graduates from the national scholarship programme will be introduced next year, National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Cape Town - In line with the National Development Plan, investment in infrastructure remains a policy priority with public-sector infrastructure investment plans totalling R987.4 billion over the medium term.

Cape Town - A roadmap to finance the study costs of poor and working class students is needed to address the ongoing university fees protests across the country, government said on Wednesday.

Cape Town – South Africa’s economy has been revised down to grow at a rate of 0.5% in 2016, National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Cape Town – Government is working hard to promote greater private sector investment in a range of sectors.

Cape Town – Government will over the next three years provide an additional R553.3 million towards drought relief efforts, National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Cape Town – As economic growth remains subdued with a cap imposed on the expenditure ceiling, government departments would be asked to reduce their operating budgets to avail funds for critical areas of spending.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has declared a special provincial official funeral for anti-apartheid struggle veteran William Mlamli Ondala.

Cape Town - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says National Treasury will take a measured consolidation approach in order to create conditions that will set the country on a path of rapid economic growth.