South Africa

Cabinet has approved the publication of the draft National Integrated Small Enterprise Development (NISED) Masterplan for public comment.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has told Diplomatic Heads of Mission that they are tasked with leading the drive to promote South Africa abroad and champion the message that the country is open for business.

As South Africa commemorates Freedom Month, Cabinet has called on all South Africans to work together to overcome the impact of COVID-19.

Cabinet says the lifting of the National State of Disaster was made possible by the resilience of people in South Africa who complied with all COVID-19 safety protocols designed by government to save lives and livelihoods.

Cabinet has welcomed credit rating agency Moody’s upgrade of its outlook on South Africa from negative to stable.

Director-General, Dondo Mogajane, will leave the National Treasury in June after opting not to have his contract extended.

North West Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Premier, Finance, Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs has expressed displeasure with the Ratlou Local Municipality for not taking action against officials implicated in irregular payments of Personal Protective Equipment suppliers.

South Africa has a “tremendous opportunity” to take the global lead in hydrogen and fuel cell production.

South Africa has recorded 2 032 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases to 3 727 208.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has made a concerted and concrete effort to rebuild the South African economy following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on global economies.

Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the 15-year direct imprisonment sentence given to a corrupt immigration practitioner and an Ethiopian national who tried to defraud South African permits.

As the global community commemorates World Health Day today, the Department of Health has affirmed it supports a healthy recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Africans have been encouraged to come together and collaborate to fight the scourge of Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country.

South Africa on Tuesday recorded 1 538 new COVID-19 cases, said the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

The North West Human Settlements department has committed to build 97 houses for the military veterans in the province.