South Africa

Consumer price inflation has remained at 3.2% in February – unchanged from January.

The Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), Deputy President Paul Mashatile, will deliver the keynote address at the national World TB Day commemorative event on Monday, 24 March 2025.

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, and the Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control (CBC) have released weevil species to tackle the invasive alien aquatic plant at Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West.

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson will on Thursday launch the next leg of his Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) listening tour in Upington in the Northern Cape.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has welcomed the finalisation of a historic settlement agreement securing critical protections for South Africa’s penguin populations.

The bail hearing for seven South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) officials and three accomplices accused of fraud has been postponed to 1 April 2025.

South Africa has condemned the extensive Israeli airstrikes carried out across Gaza on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of over 350 Palestinians.

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, Andrew Whitfield, says South Africa’s G20 Presidency is an opportune time to advocate for investments in Africa’s infrastructure and productive sector in order to promote meaningful integration of African countries in global trade.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has stressed the need for a coordinated approach to peacebuilding and economic resilience.

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has congratulated the Special Olympics South Africa (SOSA) athletes for their outstanding performance at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic ties with Japan during a working visit marking 115 years of relations between the two nations.

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield says there is a need for global consensus to ensure that the new opportunities presented by the green economy result in shared prosperity.

Human Settlements Minister, Thembi Simelane, has undertaken to implement all recommendations in the final report of the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) into a building that collapsed in George, Western Cape, in 2024.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has reiterated that it maintains a zero-tolerance approach to any misconduct that would “affect the working and relationship conditions” at South Africa’s current research base at Antarctica, the SANAE IV.

Local procurement is more than a policy instrument, it is a strategic lever that drives progressive change, creates jobs and ensures that belief in South African talent and resilience translates into tangible economic growth.