South Africa

Credit rating agency Fitch has affirmed Eskom’s Local-Currency Issuer Default rating at ‘B’ with a stable outlook.

Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister, Alexandra Abrahams, has called for a stronger implementation-driven approach to bilateral economic cooperation focused on investment, industrialisation and regional value chains between South Africa and Botswana.

The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) says it has commenced a targeted verification process of all foreign nationals currently gathered at the Diakonia Refugee Centre in eThekwini.

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni used her post-Budget Vote outreach activities in Cape Town to urge South Africans to take greater responsibility for the country’s development, saying government cannot drive change alone and that communities must work in partnership with the state.

South Africa and Botswana have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening political, economic and social cooperation following the successful conclusion of the sixth Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Gaborone on Thursday.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has detailed government’s ongoing interventions and programmes that are being implemented to ensure that small-scale farmers receive support.

A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bus on the R39 between Standerton and Morgenzon in Mpumalanga has claimed the lives of ten people, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) confirmed on Thursday.

Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli has assured residents of Vredenburg and surrounding communities that government remains committed to supporting the families affected by severe weather conditions in the Western Cape.

The Western Cape Provincial Government has welcomed the classification of a provincial disaster following severe weather conditions that affected large parts of the province between 10 and 14 May 2026.

While welcoming the drop in food inflation to its lowest level in 14 months, Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, has warned that soaring fuel prices are threatening South Africa’s agricultural sector.