South Africa

The South African Library for the Blind (SALB) has launched a centenary book about the library’s 100-year history.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) says no new cases of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) have been detected in the last seven weeks.

Newly appointed South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has sent a strong warning to tax dodgers, saying the revenue collector would work hard to collect each and every cent due to the national fiscus.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has maintained the repurchase rate (repo) at 6.75%, Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that the scourge of women abuse have no place in South Africa.

The Department of Science of Technology has launched the Grassroots Innovation Programme aimed at assisting people with innovation ideas to market their ideas.

South Africa is hopeful of retaining a favourable credit rating, with Moody’s due to release its sovereign rating review report for Africa’s southernmost tip country.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) into the spate of Political Killings in KwaZulu-Natal has commended government efforts to clampdown on the scourge.

Government has expressed concern at reports of attacks on foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s drive of promoting SMMEs and stimulating job creation received a shot in the arm on Thursday when Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) launched an innovative business funding platform.