South Africa

Pretoria- Action must be taken to mitigate the effects of climate change on children, says Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Lulu Xingwana.

Cape Town – Amid continuing global economic uncertainty, South Africa continues to experience growth and has weathered the storm with a stable fiscus, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday.

Cape Town – The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan today proposed an employment tax incentive for young, first-time workers, which will use a new graduated formula and will replace the contested youth wage subsidy announced by Gordhan in the 2011 Budget.

Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has congratulated two South African scientists for winning the prestigious African Union (AU) Scientific Awards.

Pretoria - In an effort to raise awareness and prevent crashes between motorists and trains, stakeholders in the railway sector are to launch the 2009 Festive Season Safety Awareness Campaign on Thursday.

Pretoria-South Africa is encouraged by the Group of Twenty's (G20) commitment to an Action Plan for growth and jobs, says President Jacob Zuma.

Cape Town – Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan has proposed further tax relief for small businesses, including an increase in the monetary thresholds of Graduated Tax for Small Business Corporations, which translates to R360 million in tax relief to small firms.

Pretoria - Hosting the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope in South Africa will boost the development of high level skills and cutting edge technology infrastructure, says President Jacob Zuma.

Pretoria - Hosting the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope in South Africa will boost the development of high level skills and cutting edge technology infrastructure, says President Jacob Zuma.

Cape Town – In a bid to encourage South Africans to save more, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan, has announced plans to introduce tax-preferred savings and investment accounts in 2015.

Cape Town – The process to set up a chief procurement office in the National Treasury has begun, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said today, adding that he expects to announce the name of the chief procurement officer soon.

Cape Town – Financing of R827 billion on infrastructure projects over the next three years, to be drawn from the fiscus and state-owned enterprises, is in place, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan said today.

Cape Town – The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan today announced plans to introduce the long-awaited carbon tax on 1 January 2015.

Cape Town – Foreign companies that are based in South Africa and that are keen on investing in countries outside of Africa – including in Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) members, will be able to benefit from relaxed cross-border financial regulations and tax requirements, the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan announced today.

Pretoria - South Africa and the Governments of Germany and Southern Sudan have entered into a tri-lateral partnership to train correctional services officers, judges and legal affairs personnel in Southern Sudan.