South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa teed off at the Presidential Golf Challenge (PGC) on Friday morning in a bid to drum up financial and technical support for the Adopt-A-School Foundation.

The Special Investigating Unit has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of a former KwaZulu-Natal education department financial manager for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) related crime.

Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s move to add a Minister of Electricity in the Presidency, saying that this will allow government to work more rapidly to address the energy deficit.

To address the challenge of youth unemployment, government has expanded the Employment Tax Incentive to encourage businesses to hire more young people in large numbers.

Government is working to develop a Transnet Roadmap that will translate the country’s policy commitments into reality, including the restructuring of Transnet Freight Rail.

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced that the country will expand its vocational education and training system to produce the skills that the country needs.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated government’s call to companies, departments and State Owned Entities (SOEs) to remove the work experience requirement for young people seeking entry-level positions.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working on mechanisms to improve protection for those who blow the whistle on corruption.

The completion of the spectrum auction in the telecommunications sector has unlocked new investment and contributed R14 billion to the fiscus, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

South Africa’s infrastructure build programme is gaining pace, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that work is underway to develop a mechanism for a targeted Basic Income Support (BIS) for the most vulnerable, within the country’s fiscal constraints.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced funding initiatives for small businesses with the intention of creating jobs and growing established small businesses.

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday that South Africa will continue to expand trade and investment opportunities with global trade partners to attract investment and financing.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government’s immediate priority in the next year is to restore energy security in the country.

The Presidency and the National Treasury will over the next three years work together to rationalise government departments, entities and programmes, in a move that is anticipated to see government achieve a R27 billion saving.