South Africa

South Africa is encountering significant challenges that demand an immediate national dialogue.

Cabinet has affirmed its support for the 2025 National Budget tabled by the Minister of Finance on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, which details key spending priorities over the next three years within the country’s fiscal envelope.

Cabinet has welcomed the successful conclusion of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) 2025, held in Cape Town, from 26 to 27 May 2025.

Cabinet has welcomed the reset of strategic relationships between South Africa (SA) and the United States (US) during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s working visit to the United States of America.

Cabinet has welcomed the launch of Operation New Broom, the latest technology-driven initiative by the Department of Home Affairs to combat illegal immigration.

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, announced that South Africa is commemorating one year since the National and Provincial Elections in 2024, which resulted in no political party winning an outright majority.

Government has welcomed the judgement handed down by Judge Nathan Erasmus in the Western Cape High Court where Kelly Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn were sentenced to life imprisonment for human trafficking with an additional 10 years for kidnapping.

The upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for November 2025 at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, holds significant historical importance.

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has extended his congratulations to three newly appointed Deputy Directors-General (DDGs) at National Treasury.

Government has so far disbursed R6 million out of R500 million in funding through the Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF) to eligible spaza shops and other food-handling outlets.

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is encouraging all applicants for the disability grant to use their online platform to book for disability-related assessments.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will address the gala dinner for the 150th anniversary of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Africa (EPCSA) at Euphoria Golf Estate in Limpopo on Friday.

The Department of Employment and Labour on Wednesday presented a strategic update to the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, outlining its intensified efforts in monitoring, advocacy, inspection, and enforcement of labour laws.

The Mayor of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality (WMMLM) in the Eastern Cape, Daniswa Mafumbatha, has welcomed the Spaza Shop Support Fund, saying it will help improve the local economy, particularly the lives of unemployed people in rural areas.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has today announced that the inaugural meeting of the non-statutory advisory panel to his office will be held in the first week of July 2025.