South Africa

Former Bizhub Lions cricket player, Jean Symes, has been found guilty of participating in match-fixing for the domestic Ram Slam T20 Cricket Challenge.

Legal Aid South Africa has revised its means test in order to cater to more South Africans who need legal assistance but cannot necessarily afford it.

Eskom Acting Group CEO, Calib Cassim, says the power utility is committed to addressing irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.

According to a new report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime.

Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has challenged young people to take a stand and constructively engage on socio-political issues.

For the first time in history, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) has exceeded the R2 trillion collective in gross revenue, says SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.

"The gross revenue that we have collected this year of R2.068 trillion represents a year-on-year growth in gross revenue of 9.7%,” SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter said on Monday.

Announcing the preliminary revenue outcome for the 2022/23 financial year in Pretoria, he said for the financial year that ended at midnight on 31 March 2023, SARS collected a net revenue amount of R1.687 trillion.

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille announced on Monday that tourist arrivals to South Africa are on the rise, while airline traffic is on a rebound after the industry was battered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) has expressed its condolences to the family and friends of renowned journalist, author and poet Jeremy Gordin.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reassured the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) that it is fast-tracking intervention measures in Giyani to resolve the long-standing water challenges in the area.

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has established South Africa’s first deposit insurance body to protect bank depositors and bring further confidence to a resilient financial sector.