South Africa

While South Africa’s economy grew by an estimated 2.5% in 2022, the growth outlook has deteriorated to a predicted 1.4% growth over the next three years.

National Treasury has proposed to provide the country’s embattled power utility, Eskom, with R254 billion in debt relief over the next three years.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) continues to monitor the inflow water levels at the Vaal Dam.

The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill and the National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill during its hybrid plenary on Tuesday.

Rand Water has scheduled a 30-hour planned maintenance, which will commence from 3am on 24 February, until 9am on 25 February 2023.

A local powder drink manufacturing company is receiving interest at the Gulfood exhibition currently underway in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The National Institute for Communicable Disease (NICD) has declared a measles outbreak in Cape Town after four cases were recorded from 24 January to 17 February 2023.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday deliver the annual address to the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (the House) at the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chamber, Parliament in Cape Town.

Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has welcomed the arrest of a former departmental official and her accomplice on charges of fraud, theft and defeating the ends of justice.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will this afternoon present the 2023 Budget Speech.

Worker rights are the cornerstone of a fair, just and prosperous society, as they ensure that employees have access to safe working conditions, Employment and Labour Deputy Minister, Boitumelo Moloi, told a BRICS meeting on Tuesday.

Parliament says the reconstruction process of fire-damaged Parliament buildings will be completed within 24 months after it was gutted by fire last January.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the exemplary selflessness, self-sacrifice and patriotism of the country’s armed forces, who always puts the interests of the country first even in the face of great danger.

The Gauteng provincial government intends to address overcrowding in schools, which is exacerbated by high levels of in-migration, by building new schools in high-pressure communities.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has committed to use 60% of its R34 billion goods and services budget to support township initiatives.