South Africa

The African Continental Free Trade Area will level the playing field for African businesses, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a Special Official Funeral Category 2 in honour of Joseph Shabalala, the late founder of choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

Eskom will implement Stage 3 rotational load shedding as of 9 am today.

Social compacts have an important role to play in South Africa’s development, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The South African Chamber of Commerce (SACCI) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA).

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the disruptions that delayed the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by over an hour on Thursday night, were “regrettable”.

While there have been a number of unplanned unit outages, Eskom is not implementing any load shedding today.

Practical and focused on execution -- this is how President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) has been described by a number of Ministers in his Cabinet.

It is 30 years since Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster Prison, a moment in our history that signalled perhaps more vividly than any other that freedom was at hand.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says an amount of R64 billion will be spent over the next few years in student accommodation.

To improve the quality of general and specialised police investigations, government will be establishing a Crime Detection University in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.

Government will this year open up and regulate the commercial use of hemp products, providing opportunities for small-scale farmers, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday.

Government will this year intensify efforts to stabilise and re-purpose the country’s state-owned enterprises to support growth and development, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced.

South African businesswomen are set to benefit from a government platform that will assist in taking their ventures to global markets.

Government is scaling up its efforts to tackle the high levels of unemployment, particularly among the youth.