Government has secured a US$925 million loan from the World Bank as part of a broader US$3 billion (R55 billion) initiative aimed at helping metropolitan municipalities improve service delivery and upgrade ageing infrastructure.
President Cyril Ramaphosa says if the Group of 20 (G20) is to live up to its mission of addressing the world’s most pressing economic and financial challenges, it must “significantly and urgently reduce inequality”.
During this week’s climate conference, government will push forward the implementation of securing the US$1.3 trillion in climate finance pledged to developing countries last year.
An inmate who escaped from custody has been rearrested by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).
The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has condemned the “malicious and seemingly coordinated” attacks of vandalism on revamped infrastructure and signage ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg.
Two foreign nationals, a Chinese and a Malawian citizen, are expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Monday, following their arrest for the alleged possession of abalone worth over R3 million in Cape Town.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected as the interim Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) following the regional bloc’s virtual Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government held on Friday, 7 November 2025.
The South African government has dismissed comments made by United States President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, describing his post as “regrettable” and “not substantiated by fact”.
As South Africa prepares to host the 2025 G20 Summit, civil society is mobilising to ensure that the voices of ordinary people are heard at the Civil 20 (C20) South Africa Summit taking place from 12 - 14 November 2025 in Ekurhuleni.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reaffirmed government’s commitment to scaling up training, accountability and pathways into real economic opportunities for participants in public employment programmes.
