South Africa

The Reserve Bank has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% in line with market expectation.

The State Security Agency has requested the Department of Public Service and Administration to assist in the development of an ethics and integrity framework for the agency.

Interacting with the media is usually staid business for the Head of State but that wasn’t the case when President Cyril Ramaphosa paid a visit to XR Radio on Nelson Mandela Day. 

The President had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by children who anchor XR Radio – the internal radio station at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. The station driven by young minds broadcasts to children and staff around the world renowned hospital.  

To mark International Nelson Mandela Day, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane will deliver a national commemoration statement at the United Nations in New York, USA.

As the globe commemorates International Mandela Day, the wife of the late former President Nelson Mandela, Graca Machel, has called on South Africans to take initiative to drive transformation.

South Africans and people the world over will today roll up their sleeves and lend a hand in their communities to mark the 10th anniversary of International Nelson Mandela Day.

Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel on Thursday welcomed automaker Ford’s announcement that it will be creating 1 200 jobs at its plant in Pretoria.

Deputy President David Mabuza says the release of government-owned land will be prioritised in a push to meet the objectives of accelerated land reform.

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu says the Presidency will re-introduce the Izimbizo Programme to streamline community needs as the President announced a comprehensive plan to focus on service delivery at district level. 

Mthembu said this when he participated in the debate on The Presidency’s budget vote in the National Assembly on Wednesday.  

Leading the debate earlier, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the Presidency would implement a new integrated district based approach to address service delivery challenges. 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed a supporting affidavit in the North Gauteng High Court in relation to Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan’s court application for the suspension of the enforcement of remedial action recommended by the Public Protector.