South Africa

Cape Town - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the South African tax system has to be redistributive if the country is to usher in radical socio-economic transformation.

Pretoria – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has reiterated the call for all sectors of South African society to act humanely and in a lawful manner as the country deals with renewed incidents of violence directed at foreign nationals.

Pretoria – The Department of Basic Education says the first day of National Senior Certificate (NSC) 2017 supplementary examinations proceeded smoothly without any glitches.

Pretoria - The North West Provincial Disaster Management Centre is on high alert as the province and the rest of the country experience continuous heavy rains.

Pretoria – While the recent rains have brought much relief and substantially increased dam levels, flooding has caused havoc in parts of the country.

Pretoria - The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has welcomed the Budget proposals for the 2017/18 fiscal year as presented by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Pretoria - The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has called for disciplinary measures against the officials responsible for delays in issuing certificates to students who have graduated from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges.

Cape Town – Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel says the 2017 Budget, tabled by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Wednesday, is focussed on providing opportunities for those that are not part of the mainstream economy.

Pretoria - Gauteng Health MEC, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, says the transfer of psychiatric patients, who are still under NGO facilities, will begin next week.

Cape Town - With municipalities continuing work to improve themselves, new conditional grants and so called “game changers” will be introduced, National Treasury said on Wednesday.

Cape Town - South Africans can expect growth of 1.3% in 2017, which is expected to improve moderately to over 2% in the medium term, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

Pretoria - Progress has been made in redistributing land to residents in the Free State, says Premier Ace Magashule.

Pretoria - The Free State Provincial Government will this year establish Education Development Committees in every town for the benefit of learners.

Cape Town - South Africa needs a new perspective on economic transformation, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Wednesday.

Provinces continue to make progress in implementing cost containment measures announced by government in 2013 with spending on non-essential goods trend expected to continue.