The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has increased the repurchase rate (repo) by 25 basis points, effective 23 November, Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday.
Deputy President David Mabuza says a well-managed land reform process can and should be used to promote the entry of new players into the agricultural sector without materially disrupting existing production capabilities in the country.
The Electoral Commission (IEC) has welcomed a ruling by the Constitutional Court granting an extension for the Electoral Commission to update the voters’ roll with addresses for all voters to November 2019.
Government has welcomed the 208 year sentence handed down to a serial rapist who for years stalked and preyed on young women and schoolgirls in Mdantsane and East London.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on municipalities to prepare for and remove obstacles to investment.
As government launches this year’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence on Sunday, Cabinet ministers will undertake events throughout the country through community-engagement initiatives.
Cabinet has congratulated the South African engineers involved in the historic development of the longest suspension bridge in Africa.
Cabinet has welcomed and congratulated national and provincial government departments and entities that received clean audit outcomes in the 2017/18 annual reports.
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to a responsible land reform approach that is in the best interests of everyone.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will later today announce changes to the National Executive.
The Department of Public Enterprises is considering the possibility of introducing a strategic equity partner for South African Airways (SAA), says the Parliamentary Communication Services.
Acting National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Stefan Schutte has commended Crime Intelligence, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and Gauteng Province Anti-Gang Unit for the discovery of a clandestine drug laboratory at a small holding in Randfontein.
The Department of Home Affairs has noted the 2017/18 Consolidated Audit Outcomes of National and Provincial Governments, released by Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu on Wednesday.
National power utility Eskom has tabled phase one of a strategic review that will deliver a turnaround blueprint that will include a short-term improvement plan, Parliament heard on Thursday.
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will on Friday visit the Vaal River system rehabilitation project.
