South Africa

Government has noted Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB+’ and to also revise the outlook to negative from stable.

The Working on Fire Fire (WoF) team will on Tuesday return to the country from the North American country.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday deliver a welcome message to the first high-level dialogue of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources, Sahlulele Luzipo, has welcomed the settlement of R5 billion as approved by the Gauteng High Court to former workers who suffered from silicosis after working in the gold mines.

The successful implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) will rely on unified collaborations and effective political will, says Health Minister Zweli Mkhize.

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is accelerating the manufacturing of trains in order to deal with the backlog in the supply of commuter trains, says Transport Deputy Minister Dikeledi Magadzi.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has welcomed the life sentence imposed on a serial child rapist.

As South Africa plans its trajectory towards 2030, it must simultaneously take a retrospective view of the progress made since the adoption of the National Development Plan (NDP) in 2012, and of the challenges encountered, says Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has called on real estate developers to invest and partner with communities to stimulate inclusive growth and development in South Africa.

KwaZulu-Natal Finance MEC Ravi Pillay says his department will strive to ensure that every rand counts and every rand in the public purse is accounted for.

Measures to support struggling municipalities

Deputy President David Mabuza says government has offered support to farmers who were affected by drought in the Free State, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape.

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed a court judgment that found a Pretoria taxi driver guilty for trying to bribe a traffic officer with R70 “cold drink money”.

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has unveiled the first batch of buses promised to the communities of Hammanskraal, Mabopane and Atteridgeville.

Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi has called on all role players to ensure a workplace free of incidents and disease.