South Africa

The Coca Cola Foundation has invested in five projects aimed at addressing South Africa’s bulk water security in key catchment areas across the country.

North West Premier Job Mokgoro says the provincial government is deeply disturbed by the Auditor-General’s findings with regards to the province’s municipalities wherein none of the province’s 22 municipalities received a clean audit.

The global economy, trade and investment, innovation, energy, employment and women’s empowerment are just some of the issues President Cyril Ramaphosa will engage in at the G20 Leaders’ Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has responded to a notice issued by the Public Protector with respect to an investigation into his alleged violations of the Executive Ethics Code.

The Gauteng Provincial Office of the Department of Water and Sanitation has assured the residents of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, that the process to ascertain the quality of drinking water in the area is continuing in earnest.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has welcomed the Auditor-General Kimi Makwethu’s 2017/18 municipal audit report.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia De Lille has reaffirmed her commitment to serving the people of South Africa and the Constitution by bringing services and creating work opportunities.

In preparation for the 2021 Municipal Elections, Cabinet has approved the establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Municipal Elections.

Cabinet has noted with concern the spate of killing of law-enforcement officers.

With June drawing to a close and July on the horizon, Cabinet has urged South Africans to file their income tax returns from 1 July 2019.

Cabinet has confirmed that the reconfiguration of government will result in improved service delivery, says Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.

The Rand depreciated in the aftermath of the national elections due to policy uncertainty and the larger-than-expected contraction in the domestic economy in the first quarter of 2019, a SARB’s Quarterly Bulletin has noted.

Denel has welcomed the confidence expressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in its ability to achieve a turnaround in the business and build a sustainable organisation.

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced that Deputy Governor Daniel Mminele will be retiring when his second five-year term as Deputy Governor expires on 30 June 2019.

Mpumalanga MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Pat Ngomane, has expressed disappointment at the recent municipal audit outcomes for the province.