South Africa

The cost of repairs to infrastructure damaged by floods earlier this year in the Kruger National Park is estimated to reach R950 million.

For many South Africans, managing money has become a daily balancing act. Rising living costs, household debt, limited disposable income and unexpected expenses can place significant pressure on families and make it increasingly difficult to plan for the future. The scale of household debt pressures in South Africa is a particular cause for concern.

South Africa will place infrastructure development at the centre of its year-long Chairship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with SADC Chairperson President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for faster implementation of regional corridors, railways, ports, roads, energy and water projects.

Southern Africa’s ambition to deepen regional integration will increasingly be tested at its borders, with President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for the accelerated establishment of One-Stop Border Posts (OSBPs) and the modernisation of systems that govern the movement of goods and people across the region.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken the helm of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as chairperson, placing accelerated infrastructure development, regional value chains and critical minerals transformation at the very core of South Africa’s chairship agenda.

The 46th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has advanced a range of legal instruments aimed at strengthening regional governance, financing development, facilitating tourism and movement, and tackling cross-border crime.

South African citrus exporters are set to benefit from improved market access to India following the approval of additional treatment options for fresh citrus fruit after nearly a decade of negotiations.

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, and the Executive Mayor of Mossel Bay Municipality, Alderman Dirk Kotzé, signed a historic land-exchange pledge to advance the transfer of municipal land for the development of the proposed police station and dog unit in KwaNonqaba.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure informs the public and staff that its head office building, the Central Government Office (CGO) in the Pretoria Central Business District will be closed for a week, while important renovation work takes place.

eThekwini Municipality is intensifying efforts to remove administrative and regulatory barriers to major private developments as it seeks to reinforce Durban’s position as South Africa’s leading metropolitan economy for job creation.

A 16-year-old teenager arrested for allegedly accessing, possessing, facilitating and downloading child sexual abuse material is expected to appear in the Malmesbury Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

The swift and coordinated response by South African Police Service (SAPS) members to a prolonged armed standoff in Robertson, Western Cape, has been commended by Acting National Commissioner Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane.

The National Treasury has deferred the fiscal strategy public engagement on the 2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) to October to coincide with the launch of the Fiscal Outreach campaign.

Established women media professionals and aspiring journalists and communication students gathered in Pretoria last week for the annual Women in Media and Communication Speed Mentoring Session, an initiative aimed at equipping young women with the skills, confidence and knowledge needed to build successful careers in the media and communications industry.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has called for public comment on the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Modernisation Discussion Paper of 2023, which outlines a new digital VAT model to modernise VAT administration.