South Africa

The Western Cape Government (WCG) has welcomed the additional funding allocated to provinces for education and health services in the Budget presented by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday.

Godongwana announced that the provincial education sector’s baseline budget over the 2025 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) will be R1.04 trillion, with an additional R9.5 billion allocated over the medium-term. 

This funding aims to retain teachers in classrooms and hire more staff.

The Next-Gen Exporter Incubation Programme - aimed at equipping young entrepreneurs with the exporting skills, resources and the support they need to become successful first-time exporters – has been launched by the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (dtic).

Speaking at the virtual launch, the dtic’s Acting Deputy Director-General of Exports, Willem van der Spuy, described the programme as a high-impact, 12-month intervention targeting youth-led enterprises with demonstrated export potential.

The Department of Water and Sanitation has announced the completion of maintenance work on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) water transfer and delivery tunnels, while the process of refilling the tunnels is currently underway.

The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has launched Operation New Broom, an initiative that leverages technology to arrest, convict, and deport illegal immigrants occupying public spaces.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has committed to accelerating work on collecting all debt to increase revenue collection.

South Africa has suspended imports of live poultry, eggs and fresh (including frozen) poultry meat from Brazil following an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s weekly report on the state of the country's reservoirs indicates that water levels in Gauteng have remained stable, with the Vaal Dam continuing to show steady levels and recording 107.69% this week, slightly lower than last week’s 108.5%.

Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, has welcomed the R1 trillion earmarked for infrastructure investment in the budget outlined by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday.

By Dikeledi Molobela

Washington, D.C. – South Africa has submitted a revised framework proposal to the United States, focusing on expanding trade and investment relations between the two countries.

By Dikeledi Molobela

Washington D.C., United States – President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated South Africa’s commitment to fostering inclusive prosperity through its continued participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).