South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says half a billion will be spent on programmes aimed at providing care and support to victims of gender-based violence.

While regional and global summits do not directly create jobs, they give South Africa a platform to promote investment opportunities, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has embarked on programmes to address inequality and improve the quality of the lives of previously disadvantaged South Africans.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) will start processing claims for the new parental benefits from 1 November 2019 to contributing and qualifying UIF beneficiaries.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu will head to Botswana on Friday to represent President Cyril Ramaphosa and South Africa at the Presidential inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of Botswana’s fifth President, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, in Gaborone.

Cabinet has resolved that further work needs to be undertaken in answering to the challenges posed by the options identified on the matter of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), which incorporates electronic tolling (e-tolls).

Cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday approved the extension of the Lesotho Special Permits (LSP) by another four years.

South Africa has an investment opportunity to tap into the capital that seeks to drive the advancement of Africa’s infrastructure at the upcoming Africa Investment Forum, says Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu.

Cabinet at its meeting called on all South Africans and supporters from across the globe to rally behind the “Boks” and demonstrate their support by participating in Green Fridays and sharing messages of support on social-media platforms.

Cabinet has called on stakeholders in the energy sector to fully support the implementation of the plan in the paper titled “Roadmap for Eskom in a Reformed Electricity Supply Industry”.

Cabinet has approved the submission to Parliament of the Prescription in Civil and Criminal Matters (Sexual Offences) Amendment Bill of 2019.

Gauteng parents who have received an offer of placement for Admissions 2020 have been urged to accept the offer immediately.

Small Business Development Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni is expected to unveil funding instruments that will improve the financing of Small, Medium and Micro-Sized Enterprises (SMME).

President Cyril Ramaphosa will brief the nation on government interventions on a number of critical issues of national concern when he responds to questions posed by Members of Parliament in the National Assembly this afternoon.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says reverting to giving Eskom loans will instil discipline and ensure that the power utility lives within its means and manages its finances better.