South Africa

Gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) is a “stain” on South Africa’s conscience which government is working hard to eliminate.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has updated the National Assembly on South Africa’s preparations to host the G20 Leaders' Summit, in Johannesburg, in November.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed that an inmate that had escaped from the Allandale Correctional Centre in the Western Cape has died in an apparent suicide.

The South African Government, through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has unequivocally condemned the “illegal“ and “unprovoked” attack carried out by the Israeli Defence Force in Doha, Qatar.

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is actively engaging the United States to secure a fair trade and investment deal, with government representatives currently in Washington for further formal negotiations with the US government.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has received a total of 78 new vehicles including, 14 armoured vehicles to strengthen its fight against organised and priority crimes across the country.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has held on an outreach programme in KwaZulu-Natal to promote holistic development and provide safe, constructive alternatives for youth engagement outside the classroom.

As government operates in a constrained fiscal climate, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is cutting unnecessary spending to ensure that every rand delivers maximum value.

While the economic growth rate in the country has been subdued over the past decade, the Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr David Masondo, has asserted that government is serious about growing the economy.

South Africa’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has improved by some 0.8% in the second quarter of 2025.