Skip to main content
Search SAnews

South Africa

SADC Ministers review gender, development programmes' progress

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Ministers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States, responsible for gender and women affairs, will on Friday converge in Lilongwe, Malawi, to review progress on the implementation of gender and development programmes in the region.

Government making headway in restoring services

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Deputy President David Mabuza says government has made headway in implementing recovery interventions in areas that were affected by the recent devastating floods.

Government to invest in climate-proof infrastructure

Thursday, June 9, 2022

Deputy President David Mabuza says government will invest in climate-resilient infrastructure following the recent devastating floods that caused loss of life and devastated roads and drainage systems.

SANDF supports flood victims

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), General Rudzani Maphwanya, says SANDF -- as the last line of defence in the Republic -- has exerted itself to support the people of KwaZulu-Natal following the recent floods that ravaged the province.

SARS, dtic donate seized clothing to flood victims

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The South African Revenue Services (SARS) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) have joined forces to donate tonnes of seized clothing, blankets and footwear to flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, North West, and the Free State.

Mpumalanga COGTA HOD arrested

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Department head Samkelo Ngubane.

Small business urged to comment on master plan

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

As the deadline for comments on the draft National Integrated Small Enterprise Development (NISED) Masterplan draws near, SAnews takes a closer look at the strategy which seeks to increase the participation of small enterprises in the formal economy, eliminate red tape and promote the ease of doing business, particularly for small entrepreneurs.

Bogus TERS payments to be returned to UIF

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit (NPA AFU) has been granted an order in the Eastern Cape High Court to recoup at least R35 million in bogus Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) applications.

CPA Africa Region calls for change in corporate status

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

The Southern Africa sub-region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region says it is displeased with the United Kingdom’s hesitancy to legislate the change of the association’s corporate status into an international organisation.